(Elise Young/NJ Spotlight News)Farm bill loses language that would have limited states from passing their own pesticide and herbicide regulations
(Elise Young/NJ Spotlight News)Farm bill loses language that would have limited states from passing their own pesticide and herbicide regulations

The USDA said it’s ending programs that help farmers send fresh food to schools and food pantries
New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionDry conditions, unseasonable warmth and high winds keep farmers on edge

Unrelenting dry weather is major concern for cranberry growers, other farmers

NJ senator, other lawmakers reintroduce legislation to correct discrimination in USDA programs and practices

One aim of new law is to expand access to loans

Inflation and higher labor costs add to the pressure

Farmers are dealing with notable increases in the prices of fuel and fertilizer

Residents asked to help ‘Stomp It Out!’

The pandemic forced many farmers to find new ways to reach customers

The bill now awaits the governor's signature. About 10 percent of New Jersey's population are smokers.

Gov. Christie tells us what he thinks of the Sweeney/Prieto plan to solve public school funding. Forty years ago Joanne Chesimard was convicted of killing ...

Standing ovation. The governor gets a strong reaction from a national conservative group. Who’s responsible? Investigators still searching for clues at that devastating gas explosion. ...

NJ Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher says that a good, cold and hearty winter is fine for the farms because it kills off disease and ...

And so, we have a new state budget. We’ll take a close look at the numbers. Plus, can the candidate’s daughter boost the Buono campaign? ...

New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher says it's too soon to tell what the economic impact will be from the cold and rainy weather ...