(NJ Spotlight News)Interview: Dr. Amar Patil, NJ state veterinarian
(NJ Spotlight News)Interview: Dr. Amar Patil, NJ state veterinarian

(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)Deptford’s controversial policy would mean alternative meals or no food at all for some children

NJ Spotlight NewsState Department of Agriculture widens quarantine zone from 13 counties


The spotted lanternfly made its way to the Garden State two years ago, and New Jersey has been working to get rid of the invasive ...

Fallout over President Trump's exit from the Paris Climate Accord. The potential consequences for New Jersey's businesses. Trump boosts Homeland Security funds, but cuts in ...

At Concord Stud Farms, horses are bred, raised and sold. Additionally, the farm has opportunities for the public to interact with horses through riding.

Proposals and personalities clash in the last televised Republican gubernatorial debate before the June 6 primary. Were any undecided voters swayed? Protests on behalf of ...

Sugar Maple Jerseys Dairy Farm in Stockton milks its cows twice a day in 12-hour intervals starting at about 5 a.m.

New Jersey opened the Phillip Alampi Beneficial Insect Lab, a division the state agriculture department, to raise good bugs to kill the bad ones and ...

The governor gets a law on the books. Making “unequivocal, unashamed, unapologetic support of Israel” the policy of the state. State road and bridge repairs, ...

Pension investments are soaring. Do pensions still need reform? Bad information limits mental health care. Big contracts limit red light camera cuts. Rich Jersey wines. ...

The emerald ash borer, or EAB, is wiping out ash trees throughout the U.S. and parts of Canada.

Beaches brace for a glancing blow from Arthur. Fireworks over the governor's gun control veto. And what do kids who rely on school lunches do ...

The Summer Food Service Program provides up to two meals a day to children who live in areas where at least half of the student ...

New Jersey's food banks need more supply than before as more residents are homeless and hungry after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy.

After last year's weather caused weak pumpkin crops, farmers got a boost from Mother Nature this year and are expecting high fall business with good ...

New Jersey isn’t called the Garden State for nothing. Agriculture, historically, has always played a key role in the state’s economy. But appreciation for that ...