Tag: New Jersey Department of Agriculture
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State encourages residents to stay healthy while interacting with farm animals
As the weather gets warmer and New Jersey residents encounter more opportunities to interact with farm animals such as goats and alpacas at local farms, fairs, petting zoos and other animal exhibitions, the New Jersey Department of Health and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture are encouraging residents to take certain health and safety precautions.…
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Protecting forests that help fight climate change
By Tom Gilbert In the fight against climate change, some of New Jersey’s most powerful weapons are tall, green and leafy. Trees, through their natural process of photosynthesis, pull harmful carbon dioxide from the air and emit oxygen. Carbon gets stored in the wood, roots and surrounding soil – keeping it out of the atmosphere,…
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Gypsy moth treatment plan announced for Burlington County
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) has proposed treating approximately 5,000 acres of residential and county owned properties in Burlington and Cape May counties this year to combat the tree-killing gypsy moth caterpillar. “The treatment program has proved very effective during the last several years and has significantly decreased the gypsy moth caterpillar populations…
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Department of Agriculture announces $10M distribution for food banks
New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher has announced that $10 million from American Rescue Plan State Fiscal Recovery Funds is being distributed to emergency feeding organizations throughout the state. The funds were provided to the department through a Memorandum of Understanding with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and will be allocated…
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Yearlings of New Jersey sires lead sales at auction in Kentucky
Yearlings from New Jersey sire Walner led individual sales at the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale in Kentucky recently. Walner led all stallions in gross sales at just over $7.7 million and average sales at $160,792 with three or more sold, according to a press release from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. The Walner filly…
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Department of Agriculture updates spotted lanternfly reporting procedure
New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas H. Fisher has announced that sightings of the spotted lanternfly can be reported by using the form at https://bit.ly/3EBvAwn. Residents and businesses are encouraged to find resources for treatment options at www.badbug.nj.gov “We have asked the homeowners of our state to inform us where this insect is and…
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Department of Agriculture expands spotted lanternfly quarantine zone
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher has announced that the department has added five counties to the spotted lanternfly quarantine zone. As of Aug. 30, the counties new to the list are Morris, Monmouth, Middlesex, Essex and Union counties. They join the previously announced quarantine counties of Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Salem, Somerset…
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Bordentown City residents take part in Lanternfly Murder Pub Crawl
BORDENTOWN – Bordentown City resident Brenna Jobes had an idea to help solve an issue regarding increased sightings of lanternflies in the community since May. According to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA), the spotted lanternfly is an invasive planthopper native to China, India and Vietnam. It was first discovered in the U.S. back…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, April 7
New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas H. Fisher is encouraging New Jersey residents to help take part in eliminating Spotted Lanternfly egg masses before they hatch near the end of April or in early May. Fisher and NJDA Plant Industry Division Director Joseph Zoltowski provide information and instructions on how to find and destroy…