Natural Resources Conservation Service

New Jersey

United States Department of Agriculture

Producing Maple, Lumber, and Heritage Sheep at Sweet Sourland Farms

In this week’s Fridays On the Farm, meet Charlize Katzenbach, owner and operator of Sweet Sourland Farms in Hopewell, New Jersey. Tucked within the Sourland Mountain region, Charlize and her wife Bru, are having "as much fun as a barrel of monkeys."

Charlize Katzenbach feeds her Barbados Black Belly Sheep.

When Disaster Strikes, We're Here to Help

As New Jersey starts to assess the damage from Hurricane Ida - remember we're here. The Disaster Resource Center can give you more information about recovering from and building long-term resilience after disasters.

Person walks in rainboots through a flooded street.

Score More Field Goals with Cover Crops

It's cover crop season! Score more field goals like soil health, water quality and erosion control with a cover crop game plan. Watch this video to learn more and contact us to discuss your conservation plan.

Cover crops can help you achieve economic and soil health.

Pollinators Matter. Bee Appreciative. Bee the Solution.

USDA is offering five tips you can include in your daily land management activities as part of the solution to combat the decline of pollinators.

June 21-27 is National Pollinator Week, but it's certainly going to take more than a week to show our gratitude to these priceless creatures. That's why USDA is offering five tips you can include in your daily land management activities as part of the solution to combat their decline.

Three New Jersey Partners Receive RCPP Funding

The projects will protect source water in the Raritan Basin, enhance and protect Bog turtle habitat, and support urban farmers in Northern New Jersey.