08/30/2026
This week I joined Senator Cory Booker at Cedar Rose Vineyard in South Jersey to talk about something that’s hit our growers hard this year: the early spring freeze.
A stretch of warm, sunny weather got our fruit trees, spring berries, and grape vines budding early, then temperatures plunged into the 20s and stayed there. The damage to our fruit trees, berries, and grapes was severe.
Grateful to Senator Booker for making New Jersey growers a priority stop on his summer tour of the state. New Jersey has already declared a disaster to provide some relief, and the federal government has stepped up with low-interest loans. We’re thankful for Senator Booker’s continued push to secure more federal disaster relief funding for our farmers moving forward.
Our growers feed this state. We owe them our support when Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate.