New Jersey
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher today announced the appointment of Joe Atchison III of Cherry Hill, N.J., as the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.
The NJEDA releases draft list of New Jersey’s 50 designated Food Desert Communities for public input
Over the next several years, up to $240 million in funding through the Food Desert Relief Act, part of the ERA signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy in January 2021, will be available to the designated communities.
Frank Gargiulo & Son Inc., Hillside, N.J., has been awarded a $239.4 million contract to supply fresh fruits and vegetables to military facilities and schools in New York.
The USDA has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under PACA.
New Jersey peaches should be available in good volume from early July until mid-September, according to the New Jersey Peach Promotion Council.
Get updates on New Jersey produce while eating it at the annual Eastern Produce Council barbecue networking event.
Murrieta, Calif.-based West Pak Avocado celebrated its new distribution center in Logan Township, N.J., on May 25 with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house.
The USDA has announced that Miami Growers Inc. satisfied a $6,960 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
The Garden State, which grows more than 100 varieties of fruits and vegetables on about 70,000 acres, had a mild winter and spring.
At first glance, it might look like New Jersey doesn’t have much of an organic produce industry — but looks can be deceiving, said Devin Cornia of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey.
Kelly Davis, director of produce and floral of Allegiance Retail Services, Iselin, N.J., has joined the Eastern Produce Council’s executive board.
South Carolina growers are promoting their crops to mid-Atlantic and Northeastern buyers as a seasonal alternative.
Eastern Produce Council members heard from former New York Giant football great George Martin the group’s second annual Tailgate event.
New Jersey vegetable producer James Abma Jr., Wyckoff, is New Jersey’s 2019 Outstanding Young Farmer.
The New Jersey Peach Promotion Council is funding research on new peach varieties to stay in the game when competition heats up.
Four New Jersey counties are represented in the 2019-20 State FFA officer team that was elected as part of the 90th Annual State FFA Convention, concluding May 24 at Monmouth University.
Eastern Propak, Glassboro, N.J., a cold-storage warehouse with repacking and bagging capabilities, expanded in June 2018.
Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms, an indoor vertical grower of greens, is working on developing new products, said cofounder and chief marketing officer Marc Oshima.
The Donio family of New Jersey has received the same national honor that Frank Sinatra, Tommy Lasorda and Tony Bennett have accepted.
HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. — The Eastern Produce Council’s 44th annual golf outing and awards luncheon drew about 110 players and more for the hearty awards luncheon at Royce Brook Golf Club on June 1.
With new federal rules fast approaching and produce recalls causing a domino effect nationwide, New Jersey growers are ramping up their food safety certifications and plans.
Ocean Township Intermediate School to honor the school as the grand prize recipient of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s Jets Play 60 “Eat Right, Move More” program.
The New Jersey Peach Promotion Council welcomes three new board members: Erica Shiles, Bonnie Lundblad and Matt Duffield.
VINELAND, N.J. — Growers, distributors and local officials gathered Monday at Fresh Wave’s facility at Vineland Produce Market.
It was family day at the farm on Oct. 13 as the Eastern Produce Council hosted its fourth-annual Joe DeLorenzo Family Day and Apple Picking Event at Melick’s Family Farm, Oldwick, N.J.
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher said the New Jersey Agricultural Society, Bushels of Blessings and the Foodshed Alliance will share a $100,000 Gleaning Support Grant.
The Eastern Produce Council has kicked off its 2019 Leadership Program, with a visit to Holt Logistics’ marine terminal in Gloucester City, N.J.
Management and employees at Vineland, N.J.-based F&S Produce Co. Inc. are recovering today from a fire on Tuesday at the west end of its Rosenhayn processing plant in South New Jersey.
“Each year has its own challenges,” New Jersey Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher told attendees at the May 24th Eastern Produce Council barbecue at Demarest Farms, Hillsdale, N.J.