NJ Department of Agriculture

A first for Ocean County as Lakewood High School was named this year's grand prize winner in the New Jersey Department of Agriculture's Jets Play 60 Eat Right, Move More Program. NY Jets kicker Nick Folk was on hand along with NJ Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher and other area dignitaries as the $15,000 check was presented at the school on Tuesday...

Now that the holiday season is upon us, New Jersey Christmas tree farmers are in high gear. State Department of Agriculture Public Information Officer Lynn Richmond said New Jersey ranks seventh in the number of Christmas tree farms in the country.

For the fourth straight year, high schoolers at the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Sciences (MATES) in Manahawkin win a state-sponsored environmental awareness contest and will represent New Jersey in the nationwide version.