New Jersey Department of Agriculture

06/17/2025

About 1 out of every 3 bites of food you eat exists thanks to amazing pollinators! From bees to butterflies, birds to bats, these creatures are vital for three-fourths of the world’s flowering plants and 35% of our food crops. Let's protect them!

06/17/2025

During "Month of the Horse", the New Jersey Equine Advisory Board hosts an awards ceremony each year to recognize outstanding individuals in the state's equine industry 🏆🐴 The Department recognizes and appreciates the contributions these individuals within the New Jersey horse community make!
🏆Governor's Award - Dr. Michael Fugaro
🏆New Jersey Sire Stake Award - Horse of the Year is "KARL"
🏆Secretary of Agriculture Award - Standardbred of the Year is Sig Sauer
🏆Secretary of Agriculture Award - Thoroughbred of the Year is Book'em Danno
🏆Youth Horse Person of the Year is Katharina Boucke
🏆The Superior Horse is Lightning Moon
🏆Breeder of the Year is Mark Mullen
🏆Standardbred Pleasure Horse is Slippery Slope

06/13/2025

Did you know?!

Who’s awesome? Jersey Fruit and Veggie farmers are!

Keep doing what you are doing guys and gals! Jersey Fresh is best!

06/09/2025

To celebrate June as National Dairy Month, Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse hosted an event to honor members of the New Jersey Dairy and Cheese Guild for their contribution to the New Jersey dairy industry. New Jersey's diverse dairy farms with milk cows, milk goats, milk sheep, and water buffalo produce nearly 120 million pounds of milk each year, also providing consumers with creams, yogurts, cheeses, and many other dairy products.

The event also featured cheese samples from Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse, Cherry Grove Farm, and Gorgeous Goat Creamery & Soap. Pictured are Cali Alexandra, NOFA NJ; Daniel Wunderlich, Coordinator Dairy Program NJDA; Paul Lawler, Head Cheese Maker Cherry Grove Farm, Oliver Hamill, Owner Cherry Grove Farm; Matt Kriegler, Gorgeous Goat Creamery; Nina and Johnathan White, Bob O Link Dairy and Bakehouse.

06/06/2025

June is Month of the Horse in New Jersey🐴 Horses play a vital role in New Jersey's agricultural industry, from breeding and training to equine therapy, farm work, and more. Join us in celebrating the strength, spirit, and economic impact of New Jersey's equine community.

NJ Month of the Horse highlight for June 30th: Our State Animal is the Horse. After signing the law to officially designate the horse as New Jersey’s state animal in 1977, Governor Byrne said, “The founding fathers of our state thought so highly of the horse that they included it on our state seal, .......It is because of their efforts that the horse is now the state animal of New Jersey. “.

06/04/2025

Take a look at this week's produce availability chart for the Garden State 🥦

06/03/2025

June is NJ Dairy Celebration Month. Join us on Sunday, June 8th from 3-6.30pm at Bobolink Dairy and Bakehouse in Milford, NJ to taste some of New Jersey's finest artisan cheeses and meet the makers of these cheeses. There will also be live Celtic music by Na'Bodach and an official proclamation of NJ Dairy Month. Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse Gorgeous Goat Creamery & Soap Cherry Grove Farm This is an event in conjunction with the NJ Dairy and Cheese Guild.

06/03/2025

A special thanks to our New Jersey egg farmers on this National Egg Day.

To all the egg farmers and producers who work tirelessly to provide us with this essential food, THANK YOU for your dedication, hard work, and commitment to feeding America!

06/02/2025

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06/02/2025

05/30/2025

The Good Food Bucks 2025 Partner List has officially dropped!

05/27/2025

PLEASE NOTE: The State Board of Agriculture meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 28, 2025 has been cancelled so that staff may attend the funeral of our colleague, Jeff Wolfe. Please stay tuned for a reschedule announcement.