New Jersey Department of Agriculture

As fall approaches once again, New Jersey farms are committed to another season of pumpkin pickings and hayrides.

New York Jets Linebackers Taiwan Jones and Julian Howsare visited the school along with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture to reward the school as a "Division Champion" in the NJDA's Jets PLAY 60 "Eat Right, Move More" program.

Jersey blueberry farmers are keeping their eyes on the nightime thermometer this week.

New Jersey farmers and major pesticide users with used containers to shed have places and dates to drop them off. The state Department of Agriculture's 2016 plastic container recycling program is open to all pesticide users licensed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

The Asian longhorned beetle was wiped out of New Jersey in 2013. This year, the emerald ash borer is wreaking havoc in six counties. What do we need to know about invasive insect species to get ahead of them before they buzz-saw through more forestland?

Students in their mid to late teens with 4-H or FFA experience and an eye for a career related to horses can get a $1,000 boost with a scholarship offered by the New Jersey Equine Advisory Board.

New York Jets Kicker Nick Folk will visit Lakewood High School on December 16 to honor the school as the 2014 winner of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture's Jets PLAY 60 "Eat Right, Move More" program. State Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher will also appear at 12:30 that day.

As you prepare for the effects of the storm this weekend, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture encourages you to take the correct measures to protect your pets and livestock.