Gloucester Co. Board of Agriculture

06/20/2026

06/16/2026

Mark your calendars for four days of unforgettable family fun, incredible youth exhibits, and time-honored traditions!

📅 July 23rd – July 26th
🚗 Parking: $20 per carload (Good for ALL 4 DAYS!)
⏰ Hours: Thurs–Sat: 10 AM – 10 PM, Sun: 10 AM – 5 PM
📍 Gloucester County 4-H Fairgrounds
(275 Bridgeton Pike, Mullica Hill, NJ)

🔗 gloucestercounty4hfairgrounds.com

06/08/2026

Our Gloucester County farm families continue the tradition…shared from Allen Carter, NJFB President…

According to the USDA Census of Agriculture, New Jersey is home to approximately 9,900 farms, a remarkable number for one of the nation's most densely populated states. While New Jersey ranks well below states like Texas in total farm numbers, the Garden State consistently ranks among the nation's leaders in specialty crop production and agricultural value.

New Jersey farmers produce more than 100 different fruits and vegetables, with leading commodities including blueberries, cranberries, tomatoes, sweet corn, peaches, bell peppers, nursery stock, greenhouse crops, and sod. Nationally, New Jersey ranks No. 3 in eggplant production, No. 4 in cranberries and asparagus, No. 5 in blueberries, and remains in the Top 10 for peaches, bell peppers, spinach, tomatoes, kale, and several leafy greens. The state's nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod industry is its largest agricultural sector, generating nearly $725 million in sales, followed by vegetables and fruit production.

What makes these accomplishments even more impressive is the cost of farming in New Jersey. Farmers here face some of the nation's highest land values, property taxes, labor costs, insurance expenses, energy costs, environmental compliance requirements, and development pressures. Unlike many agricultural states, New Jersey farmers compete daily with suburban and commercial development for land, labor, and water resources. These higher operating costs mean Garden State farmers must be among the most efficient and innovative in the country to remain competitive. Despite these challenges, New Jersey agriculture contributes more than $1.5 billion annually to the state's economy while preserving open space, supporting local food systems, and maintaining the state's agricultural heritage.

Attached is a small sample of ag in New Jersey along with a small number of people who help keep the Garden in the Garden State. Support your local farmers.

New Jersey Farm Bureau

05/22/2026

All preserved farmland owners can order a FREE large or small farmland preservation sign regardless of what program the farm was preserved through (state, county, municipal, nonprofit)!

Just fill out this form -https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/sadc/documents/signorderform.pdf - and send it to Alyssa Esposito at [email protected], or call 609-913-6593.

Shoutout to the Sage Farm in Millstone Township, Monmouth County, specializing in berries, honey, and livestock, which was preserved on February 6, 2026 through the SADC's Municipal Planning Incentive Grant (PIG) Program. They are rockin' their new sign! Do you have a great photo of your farmland preservation sign? Feel free to share!

05/05/2026

For those of you with poultry this may be of interest. Educational event on 5/29/26 from 6-8pm

05/05/2026

Everyone welcome- Laser weeder demonstration 10am on Wednesday 5/13 at the Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 121 Northville Rd, Bridgeton (Upper Deerfield)