New Jersey Department of Agriculture Highlights Summer Food Service

New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Ed Wengryn, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, and local representatives highlighted the success of the Summer Food Service Program in New Jersey with a visit to the Pemberton Early Childhood Learning Center in Burlington County.

New Jersey Department of Agriculture Highlights Jersey Fresh Blueberries

New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Ed Wengryn highlighted the beginning of blueberry season in the Garden State with a visit to Macrie Brothers Blueberry Farm during an Atlantic County farm tour.

New Jersey Department of Agriculture Distributes Summer EBT Benefits to More than 500,000 Children

With already more than 550,000 children across the state receiving their Summer EBT benefits, New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Ed Wengryn encouraged families who have not already done so to apply for the new Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) program. New Jersey is one of the 37 states participating in this new, permanent, nationwide USDA program to provide food dollars to low-income families with school-aged children over the summer months.

NJ Agriculture, Health Departments Caution Raw Milk Consumption After Bird Flu Outbreaks

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) and the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) are reminding residents of the risks associated with consuming raw milk amidst the current H5N1 Avian Influenza (Bird flu) outbreak, especially considering virus detections in dairy cows in some states.

Census of Agriculture Reveals Increase in Number of Farms in New Jersey

The U.S. Department of Agriculture 2022 Census of Agriculture released Tuesday shows that New Jersey’s agricultural industry added 115 new farms, leaving the Garden State just short of the 10,000 farms mark at 9,998. The increase went against the national trend, which showed a 7 percent decrease in the number of farms in the U.S.