by Nagisa | Mar 5, 2021 | Farming, Policy
The Senate is now debating the $1.9 billion covid relief package, which includes some BIPOC farmer assistance. Those provisions are based on a bill the Booker, Warnock et al introduced recently. Here’s a quick summary of the Ag and Nutrition provisions of the bill. ...
by Nagisa | Feb 23, 2021 | Farming, Food Safety
Have you figured out if your farm is exempt, qualified exempt, or needs to be in compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule (FSMA PSR)? This rule impacts farms selling over $25,000 worth of produce on an average year. The Rutgers On-Farm...
by Nagisa | Feb 11, 2021 | Crops, Farming
The New England Winter Fruit Seminars https://ag.umass.edu/fruit/news-events/new-england-winter-fruit-seminar-series are free and most of them are about tactics such as weather stations; online predictive models, etc that help growers make decisions in regards to pest...
by Nagisa | Feb 4, 2021 | Consumer, Farming, News
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C. Anne Knapke was named Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations. Most recently, Knapke was a Senior Program Officer...
by Nagisa | Feb 4, 2021 | Consumer, Farming
NOFA-NJ is excited to announce CSA Week, which is set to take place from February 21st through February 28th, 2021. During this special week, we are encouraging farmers and farmer support organizations across the country to come together in promoting CSA, and we want...
by Nagisa | Feb 3, 2021 | Consumer, Education, Gardening, Growing, News, Permaculture, Uncategorized
Learned about this The Cucurbit Downy Mildew Forecast at the Organic Growers advisory today. Thanks Meredith, Andy Wyenandt, and Kris Holmstrom. Meredith and Andy also reminded us to tune in for the NJ Agriculture Convention from Feb 22-25, 2021. General vegetable...
