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1. Drinking raw milk sickens Burlington, Gloucester County residents
(Health/Healthquest)

... by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to resume bottling. Health officials said the outbreak occurred despite the fact that the farm is licensed, inspected, and operating in compliance with Pennsylvania ...

2. Tree-killing southern pine beetles showing early activity in South Jersey
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service grant program to fund three local grant programs to combat the southern pine beetle. They are: * The Forest Health Southern Pine Beetle Cost-Share Grant ...

3. Michele Siekerka and Robert A. Marshall named high posts at NJDEP
(N.J./State)

... Christie on matters involving the environment, energy and agriculture, including development of the 2011 Energy Master Plan. He has also worked as a state deputy attorney general, where he handled DEP, ...

4. Giant African snails in Miami pose health hazard to residents
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... for Florida's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, there was an introduction of the creature in 1965, traced to a young boy who held a few of them in his pocket from a trip to Hawaii. Ten years ...

5. N.J. farmers could sell raw milk under bill approved by assembly commmittee
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

Sales allowed in 39 states Legislation that would allow farmers to sell raw milk was approved by the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee Thursday. In order to obtain a permit, the ...

6. Highway of History?
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

"A 1927 press release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture about the new U.S. Route 1 touted the road as “A Highway of History”: The motorist traveling the road today is reminded frequently of the life ...

7. Journeying on historic U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey
(N.J./State)

... Route 1. A 1927 press release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture about the new U.S. Route 1 touted the road as “A Highway of History”: The motorist traveling the road today is reminded frequently ...

8. USDA Summer Food Service Program seeking N.J. organizations to help low-income children
(U.S./Nation)

89 groups participated last year The state Department of Agriculture is seeking organizations to help provide meals to children in low-income areas during the summer months through the agency’s Summer ...

9. Christie approves 57 bills, pocket vetoes 42 others
(N.J./State)

... interest community A-3688wGR/S-2728 - Authorizes Department of Agriculture to implement mobile fresh produce markets for residents of urban “food desert” communities A-3971/S-3110 - Prohibits municipal ...

10. Christie approves 25 bills as current legislative session ends
(N.J./State)

... (Wilson, Riley, Quijano, Vainieri Huttle, Jasey/Norcross, Whelan, Ruiz) - Authorizes Department of Agriculture to implement mobile fresh produce markets for residents of urban “food desert” communities ...

11. jaylenwatkins@gmail.com
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Most of the youth are becoming uninteresting to agriculture. Government authorities must act to make this career impressive. http://www.educationrequirements.org/jobs/agriculture-education-re ...

12. N.J. forests need our intellectual honesty and stewardship
(Opinion/Commentary)

... of forestry professionals and Ph.Ds. in the fields of wildlife ecology, forest biology, natural resource management, and agriculture have endorsed the legislation. The bills provide a means to facilitate ...

13. Bill allowing N.J. vineyards to sell directly to retailers passes Senate
(N.J./State)

... dates back to 1767 when London’s Royal Society of the Arts recognized two New Jersey vintners for their success in producing the first bottles of quality wine derived from colonial agriculture. Today ...

14. N.J. bear hunt was warranted and environmentally sound
(Opinion/Commentary)

... to agriculture related businesses. This insensitivity would also extend to financial harm that would befall employers and employees of hotels, camps, and other businesses as a result of lost tourism should ...

15. Assemblywoman Angelini introducing bill to prohibit growing medical marijuana on N.J. preserved farmland
(N.J./State)

Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini (R-Monmouth) said Friday she will introduce legislation that would make it illegal to grow medical marijuana on preserved farmland. On Thursday, the state Agriculture ...

16. Annual N.J. Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards to honor 12 recipients
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... & Johnson Information Technology Center of Raritan Borough Land Conservation Category New Jersey Audubon's Support Agriculture Viability and the Environment (SAVE) Initiative, Port Murray Healthy ...

17. The dangers of farm-raised tilapia from China
(Health/Healthquest)

... it’s imports every year from 2005 on. Many of the farm raised tilapia are grown in the notoriously polluted areas of China’s Guangdong province. Recently, the U.S. Agriculture Dept.’s Economic Research ...

18. Global warming experts paint a bleak picture of N.J.'s future
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... have become a dominant form of agriculture. They often draw negative reactions, but expect more of them, according to Robin Leichenko of the Rutgers initiative. While 70 percent of New Jersey "farms" ...

19. N.J. distributes $1.3M to 6 food banks
(N.J./State)

... in need and is the second round of aid for the 2011-12 fiscal year. The announcement came as Guadagno, state Agriculture Secretary Douglas H. Fisher and state Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary ...

20. Despite high household income in N.J., food stamp usage doubles to 1 in 10 residents
(Money/Economy)

... your expenses. A chart is featured here to help you determine if your home meets the program’s income requirements. Nationwide, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that an average of 40.3 million ...