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The minimum wage for agricultural workers increases to $12.81 starting January 1, 2024. This willcontinue to increase each year until it reaches at least $15.00
USDA Increases Minimum Annual Payment for Conservation Stewardship Program
Michelle Infante-Casella; Plant and Pest Advisory
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Conservation programs with USDA have received unprecedented increases in funding and farmers should investigate programs to make improvements on their farm. One program in particular, is increasing the minimum annual payments to producers for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) from $1,500 to $4,000 in fiscal year 2024. The increase addresses challenges faced by small farms […]
Local Food Purchase Assistance Program
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There will be a listening session in our office (291 Morton Ave., Millville) Thursday January 11 at1:00 PM. The focus group is limited to 10 participants. If interested email: njfooddemocracy.org/jersey-fresh-for-all or call 609-857-1335. For more information see the attached announcement.Note: Registration is not though our office! WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2022 — The U.S. Department of […]
EPA Requests Comment on Modernizing Pesticide Label System to Improve Safety and Accessibility
Pat Hastings; Plant and Pest Advisory
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[Released by EPA 11/15/2023]. The U.S. Environmental Protection agency is requesting feedback on itsplan to adopt digital pesticide labels that will make labeling information clearer, more consistent, and more accessible to users. The Agency is specifically requesting feedback on the proposed organization of digital labels and the proposed phases of developing these labels. EPA’s plan […]
Poultry Owners
State Department of Agriculture
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service(APHIS) continues to detect highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) across the United States. Manywestern states are currently experiencing active infection in both commercial and backyard flock poultry. Additionally, the virus has infected flocks in Alabama, Minnesota, and Iowa. Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues […]
2024 New Jersey Agricultural Convention and Trade Show
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The 2024 Annual New Jersey Agricultural Convention and Trade Show will be held Tuesday to Thursday,February 6-8 at Harrah’s Resort and Waterfront Conference Center 777 Harrah’s Blvd. in Atlantic City,New Jersey. The convention is hosted in cooperation with the Vegetable Growers Association of NJ, theNJ Department of Agriculture, and Rutgers Cooperative Extension. The VGANJ is […]
Comment Period for the Soil Protection Standards (SPS) Extended
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The public comment period on the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) Rule Proposal toEstablish Soil Protection Standards on Preserved Farmland has been extended to February 23, 2024. Theproposed new rules, N.J.A.C. 2:76-25, Soil Disturbance on Preserved Farmland and N.J.A.C. 2:76-25Aand Supplemental Soil Disturbance Standards can be accessed at the following website:https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/sadc. To make a comment […]
Study of Human Relationships with Farming and Nature
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Janet Castellini (Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis) is conducting a study concerning therelationships of farmers in South Jersey to nature—how those relationships have developed and howthose relationships have been expressed in their lives. The purpose is to understand from people in ourarea, firsthand, how their personal experiences have shaped the way they think about and […]
Eastern Tree Fruit Survey
Anne Nielsen
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We are putting together a survey to identify key insect problems facing Eastern Tree Fruit growers(specifically for apples and peaches). The goal is to generate a targeted research project to addressthese needs integrating sociological and economic information with research findings. Please help by filling out this survey, it should only take a few minutes:https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4JFVtXoWDh46jyu
Finish the Fight Against Scrapie: Brains Needed!
Michael Westendorf; Plant and Pest Advisory
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The United States is nearing the goal line after a 70 year battle against Scrapie, a fatal disease that affectsthe brain of sheep and goats. Sheep and goat producers can help the USDA achieve this goal. The current program has been very successful to drastically reduce the amount of scrapie in the US. One of […]