Gloucester Co. Board of Agriculture

10/31/2026

🎃 WHAT’S SCARIER THAN A HAUNTED HOUSE?
Finding out the bugs ate your profits. 😱🐛

For today’s Halloween session spotlight, we’re talking Vegetable Insect Pests at the 2027 Northeast Ag Expo & Education!

These little monsters don’t need costumes—and they definitely didn’t pay for those vegetables. 😂

🍅 2:00 PM — Paulo Cremonez, Auburn University
Practical pest management in solanaceous crops, including tomatoes, peppers and eggplant. Challenges, emerging threats and IPM strategies straight from Alabama!

🕷️ 2:30 PM — Patricia Prade, Penn State
Two-spotted spider mite management. Tiny pests, BIG headaches.

🐛 3:00 PM — David Owens, University of Delaware
Insecticide resistance management. When the bugs stop getting the message, it’s time to talk strategy!

🎃 3:30 PM — Amanda Quadrel, Rutgers Cooperative Extension & Session Chair
Squash bug management and cucurbit yellow vine disease. Because the only scary thing about your pumpkins should be the faces you carve!

👏 Thank you to our speakers for bringing their research and expertise to help farmers tackle these unwelcome guests!

📅 Wednesday, January 20, 2027
📍 Harrah’s Atlantic City

Register at vganj.com and join us in AC!

What pest haunted YOUR fields this season? 👇👻

Happy Halloween!

10/30/2026

10/25/2026

President Donald J. Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins announced $8 billion in one-time USDA payments to farmers this harvest season, providing relief from temporary market disruptions and rising input costs.

10/25/2026

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🌽🚜 AC, HERE WE COME!! 🎉

Join us for the 2027 NorthEast Ag Expo and Education at Harrah’s in Atlantic City, January 19–21!

🏨 Book your room early and take advantage of our discounted room rates!

🎟️ Grab your VGANJ membership and SAVE! Your membership includes TWO Expo passes, with additional passes for just $25 each!

🌱 Learn, network, and have FUN! Earn pesticide and CORE credits, explore our packed trade show, enjoy educational sessions, and catch up with fellow farmers!

💰 We’ve worked hard to KEEP MORE MONEY IN FARMERS’ POCKETS while bringing you an even bigger and better Expo!

Because farming is hard enough. Getting together, learning something new, and having a good time shouldn’t break the bank! 🤣🚜

👉 Register online at www.vganj.com or email [email protected] to request a membership form you can mail in and save on credit card processing fees!

See you in AC! 🎉

10/25/2026

A bill passed by the Assembly Appropriations Committee would require the state to educate drivers on safely sharing rural roads with tractors and slow-moving farm machinery.

10/24/2026

Thank you for your service Mike Visalli, John Grasso and Jay Kandle.

10/24/2026

All members welcome and please register with NJFB see below.

🌾 Your Voice. Your Farm Bureau. Your Future.

The 108th New Jersey Farm Bureau Annual Convention is coming up November 16–17!

The Annual Convention brings NJFB members together to connect, discuss the issues impacting New Jersey agriculture, and help shape the policies that guide our industry’s future.

As a grassroots organization, NJ Farm Bureau is built on member involvement. From advocating for agriculture to bringing farmers and supporters together, membership gives you an opportunity to be part of the conversation and make a difference for New Jersey agriculture.

📅 November 16–17, 2026
📍 DoubleTree by Hilton Cherry Hill

Interested in being part of the conversation? Learn more about NJ Farm Bureau membership at njfb.org/join.

10/18/2026

Our sincere condolences to long-time agriculture leader Ann Dorsett on the passing of her husband, Larry. Services will be held on Thursday, November 5th at 3pm at Layton's Funeral Home In Woodstown.

View Lawrence Preston Dorsett's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.