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Zach Heiken, a Salem County vegetable and grain grower, and New Jersey’s 2025 Outstanding Young Farmer, was selected as a winner at the 2025 Outstanding Young Farmers of America Convention. Read more at bit.ly/3WTpx1b @JerseyFreshNJDA @RutgersNJAES @NJFarmBureau

We are seeking to treat 13,712 acres of residential- and county-owned properties in Burlington, Cape May, Passaic, Morris and Sussex counties to combat the tree-killing Lymantria dispar dispar (LDD – formerly called the gypsy moth). Read more at bit.ly/4h5AFj4

The NJ State Board of Ag 2026 Budget Listening Session is open for registration. Anyone who would like to participate is encouraged to register by Nov. 8 at bit.ly/NJSBOABudget. Written testimony is highly encouraged & can be sent to BudgetFeedback@ag.nj.gov @JerseyFreshNJDA

A Salem County geriatric gelding pony has been identified as a confirmed case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a serious mosquito-borne illness in horses, in New Jersey. The unvaccinated pony was euthanized as a result of the disease. Read more at bit.ly/4dZnWxn

Secretary Wengryn highlighted Jersey Fresh peaches and National Peach Month with a visit to Eastern Propak in Gloucester County on Friday. Read more at bit.ly/3X0EgXx @JerseyFreshNJDA @RutgersNJAES @NJFarmBureau