State laws adopted in 2015 are meant to encourage beekeeping, but critics say the proposed rules would instead put up restrictions banning it in many areas.
With the fourth heat wave now under our belts, New Jersey crops are faring pretty well. But, if the oppressive temperatures would have continued, it could've been more of a problem.
As the spring planting season gets underway, New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher is urging all state residents to go to their local nurseries and landscapers and look for the Jersey Grown label on their items.