Press Room

Welcome to the New Jersey Farm Bureau Press Room!  This part of the NJFB website is designed to provide news releases and background information for your quick reference.  We hope you will find it useful.

Please remember that Farm Bureau spokespeople are always available to talk with you about any topic relevant to farms and farming in New Jersey.  For more information, or to arrange interviews with Farm Bureau members or staff, please contact:

Pegi Adam, Public Relations, 973-744-6090, pegi@mountsnow.org
Peter Furey, Executive Director, 609-393-7163, peterf@njfb.org

News Releases

March 2006
(March 30, 2006) NEW JERSEY RAIDED "SPRING LAMB" - CUTE, CUDDLY AND BECOMING PROFITABLE

November 2005
(November 30, 2005)
 
NEW JERSEY CHRISTMAS TREES READY FOR CUTTING OR PURCHASING  Farmers report healthy Christmas trees sufficient to meet growing demand for fresh-cut

(November 16, 2005) NEW PUBLIC SURVEY SHOWS INCREASE IN NEW JERSEYANS' AWARENESS OF FARMING

October 2005
(October 21, 2005)
JUST BEFORE NJ CALLED 'DROUGHT', RAINS CAME...AND CAME...AND CAME Farm Harvests Delayed a Week

September 2005
(September 8, 2005) 
NEW JERSEY FARM BUREAU URGES DEP TO STAND FIRM ON BEAR HUNT THIS FALL Applauds Fish & Wildlife Proposed Game Code Amendment

August 2005
(August 10, 2005)
'HIGHLANDS ACT NOT YET CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION' Too Many Questions Still Unanswered; Too Much Still to be Done, According to New Jersey Farm Bureau

(August 8, 2005) NEW JERSEY PEACHES ARE 'JUST PEACHY' & ABUNDANT THIS SUMMER

June 2005
(June 9, 2005)
NEW JERSEY FARM BUREAU COMMENTS ON THE DEP HIGHLANDS RULES

April 2005
(April 26, 2005)
NEW JERSEY FARM BUREAU SUPPORTS PHASE-OUT OF MTBE AS GASOLINE OXYGENATE 'Ethanol can readily replace it, at lower cost'


(April 15, 2005)
ETHANOL MAKES ECONOMIC SENSE FOR NEW JERSEY

March 2005
(March 30, 2005) FARM BUREAU URGES USE OF ETHANOL AS GASOLINE OXYGENATE IN NEW JERSEY

(March 2, 2005)  From common crops--renewable, clean fuel ....'an exciting time for home-grown energy'...ethanol coming east
NEW JERSEY FARM BUREAU URGES ADOPTION OF ETHANOL AS GASOLINE ADDITIVE

(March 2, 2005)  NEW JERSEY FARM BUREAU APPLAUDS APPOINTMENT OF RUTGERS' COOK COLLEGE DEAN

February 2005
(February 10, 2005) FARM BUREAU SETS POLICY PRIORITIES FOR 2005

January 2005
(January 25, 2005) LOCAL FARMLAND OWNERS PURSUE SUIT AGAINST EAST AMWELL DOWNZONING ORDINANCE

(January 10, 2005) New Jersey, The 'Garden State' For Good Reason...  NEW JERSEY FARM BUREAU LAUNCHES PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

December 2004
(December 16, 2004) NEW JERSEY FARM BUREAU ESTABLISHES ITS OWN 'WORK GROUP' TO MONITOR ACTIVITY OF HIGHLANDS COUNCIL

(December 6, 2004) Bear Hunt Furor Puts Spotlight On Wildlife in New Jersey  NEW JERSEY FARM BUREAU URGES INCREASE OF PUBLIC AWARENESS ON HUNTING & WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

November 2004
(November 17, 2004) NEW JERSEY FARMERS APPLAUD COURT RULING ON BEAR HUNT LICENSING

(November 15, 2004) NEW JERSEY SUPPORTS FARMING INTHE GARDEN STATE Fairleigh-Dickinson PublicMind Survey

(November 11, 2004)  Too Large to Mow; Tow Small to Plow FIRST SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF NEW JERSEY DOWNZONING SHOWS NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON FARMLAND

October 2004
(October 8, 2004) NEW JERSEY FARM BUREAU URGES BEAR HUNT LICENSING

(October 6, 2004) JERSEY FARM BUREAU APPLAUDS APPOINTMENT OF FARMER TO HIGHLANDS COUNCIL 'Kurt Alstede Will Advocate for Balance in Planning'

August 2004
(August 10, 2004) NEW JERSEY FARM BUREAU URGES DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE AS INTEGRAL PART OF HIGHLANDS PROGRAM

(August 6, 2004) SENATOR CORZINE TO OBSERVE 'NEW JERSEY FARMERS MARKET WEEK' VISITING FARMERS WHO GO TO MARKET


Background Information

FARMING FAST FACTS

THE GARDEN STATE. . .  FOR GOOD REASON  Farming in New Jersey Since the Lenni Lanapes (Background on New Jersey Farming)

RICHARD NIEUWENHUIS, PRESIDENT, New Jersey Farm Bureau, biography

PETER FUREY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, New Jersey Farm Bureau, biography

HUNTERDON COUNTY RESIDENT NICOLE GOGER JOINS NEW JERSEY FARM BUREAU, biography

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