The New Jersey Farmer Archives
Annual New Jersey Farm Bureau Conference on Nov. 14-15
WEST WINDSOR — So you’re a second career or semi-retired person with a pension looking to earn a side income from farming? Or just out of college and have a burning desire to go into business for yourself? No better place to get acquainted with the...
Houshmand answers growing need
GLASSBORO — Dr. Ali Houshmand, Rowan University’s energetic presiden,t and others on his team have worked to expand what once was his field of peppers to a much larger growing field of 1 1/2 acres that includes a wide range of vegetables and some small...
Township has operations to brag on
JOHNSONBURG — Frelinghuysen Township is traditionally a farming community and two of its farms recently received the distinction of River Friendly, joining many others around the state.The two new River Friendly Farms are the Lazy K Ranch on Lincoln...
Myers making new turn as first-generation farmer
LAFAYETTE — Meg Myers said on more than a few occasions, visitors to her Cattail Hollow Farm have asked her to point out who the farmer is or just simply assumed her husband is the farmer.“I used to be quiet when that happened,” she said. “But now, I...
Because of drought, Dieker shuts down stand
SAYREVILLE — Veteran suburban farmer Jim Dieker was raised in the 1911 sturdy white concrete house he still occupies on Bordentown Avenue here on the South Amboy-Sayreville border. Normally each summer, thousands of patrons frequent his ultra-busy farm...
Burger in paradise as luxury-fiber animal farmer
BRANCHVILLE — Natalie Burger sums up her view of life and her career in three words.“I love farming,” she said, adding, “I love the culture of farming. I love the fact that every day is different. It’s a lot of work, but very enjoyable and rewarding...
Giamarese well-seasoned with agritourism ideas
EAST BRUNSWICK — Back in the early 1980s, when there were more farms in East Brunswick, South Brunswick and surrounding communities, Jim Giamarese decided he wanted to distinguish his operation from other farms in the area by offering some agritourism...
Ag taking its stand at SCOTUS (Editorial)
In consecutive weeks this month, agriculture was on the docket of the United States Supreme Court. On Oct. 11 the court heard arguments centered around the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 12, which bans the sale of pork from hogs that...
Rabies is the most deadly infectious disease (Animal Science Update)
(Editor’s note: Anna Hausmann is a veterinarian, teaching instructor and pre-veterinary advisor at Rutgers University-New Brunswick in the Department of Animal Sciences.) As we are (finally) cooling down and getting into my favorite season of the year,...
What’s happening to food in America? (Off the Secretary’s Desk)
(Editor’s note: Douglas Fisher is the New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture.) If one were to go back into the kitchens of New Jersey just a 100 years ago, the preparation of food would most generally be fashioned quite differently than it is today. That...
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