New Jersey Department of Agriculture

168 New Jersey schools are participating in the 2020-2021 school year's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.

Did you stock up on food when the pandemic hit, and end up throwing a lot away? Are you hesitant to open a box or can if the "use by" date has already passed?

State officials have confirmed that New Jersey residents, like folks elsewhere in the country, are receiving seeds in the mail from China that they did not order.

In the same report, it's found New Jersey has lost the greatest percentage of this land to residential and other development over a 15-year period, and it's considered to be among the states with the most threatened agricultural land going forward.

For many families, it's a multi-generational tradition

The shore has its fall "shoulder season" to bolster revenue. And New Jersey farmers depend on agritoursim at this time of year to beef up their bottom line. .

Lumped in with marijuana, hemp had been banned for decades under federal law.

Most New Jersey farmers right now are getting ready for the next big growing season, but some are engaged, even during these winter months.

Lumped in with marijuana, hemp has been banned for decades under federal law. Only with approved legislation can individual states examine hemp's potential for success by attempting to grow the crop.

New Jersey farms are in the middle of their annual "choose and cut" Christmas tree season.