Tag: New Jersey Department of Agriculture
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Monmouth County agricultural educator honored for winning Region I award
The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) has announced that Kristina Guttadora of Allentown, a horticulture teacher at the Monmouth County Career Center in Freehold Township, is the 2020 ACTE Region I Teacher of the Year and was one of five finalists for the 2020 national honor. The award recognizes CTE teachers who have…
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Yearlings of New Jersey sires lead sales at auction
Yearlings from New Jersey sires Muscle Hill and Walner led the way at the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale in Kentucky. Muscle Hill led trotting sires with $4.81 million in gross sales and a $192,400 average for 25 horses sold, according to information provided by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. Walner was second in gross…
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State announces instructions for residents about spotted lanternfly
New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher has announced information and instructions for residents who encounter the spotted lanternfly as the department continues to receive calls about the exotic invasive insect. The department is partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) to curb the ongoing spread of…
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Dept. of Agriculture announces instructions about unsolicited seeds packages
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture has received reports of individuals receiving unsolicited seeds through the mail from China. Unsolicited seeds could be invasive, introduce diseases to local plants, or be harmful to livestock. Sometimes the seeds are sent in packages which state that the contents are jewelry, according to a press release. If you…
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NJDA honors Ingrassia as New Jersey Horseperson of the Year
The 2019 Governor’s Award for Horseperson of the Year was awarded to Jacquie Ingrassia, who has been a harness racing jockey in New Jersey for more than 40 years. Ingrassia, who resides in Allentown, accepted the award at the 63rd annual New Jersey Breeders Awards Luncheon on Feb. 2 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Hamilton…
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Horse tests positive for neurologic equine herpes virus
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture has quarantined a property in Monmouth County after a horse developed the highly infectious equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM). The 18-year-old standardbred mare was euthanized on Dec. 18. EHM is the often deadly neurologic form of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) infection. Other horses in the premises are under quarantine. Temperatures…
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Middlesex County 4-H ambassadors honored during convention
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Middlesex County Ag Ambassadors were recognized at the Joint Agricultural Convention Dinner Banquet in Atlantic City on Feb. 6. Pictured are Keira Ezzo, of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, and Ashwin Gokhale of North Brunswick, both Middlesex County 4-H lead ambassadors, with Secretary Douglas H.…
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Food banks receive more than $16K from community food pantry check-off fund
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher has announced the distribution of more than $16,000 to New Jersey’s six food banks to supplement their food supplies. The funding represents contributions through the Community Food Pantry Fund, a state income tax form check-off program, according to a press release from the Department of Agriculture. “New…
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Equine community awards announced
In January, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture celebrated its 61st annual breeder awards. Ariane G., a 4-year-old trotting filly who resides on her trainer Jimmy Takter’s farm in Allentown, had an outstanding year, according to a press release. Ariane G. received dual honors: New Jersey Standardbred of the Year and New Jersey Sire Stakes…