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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
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News Releases
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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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