Natural Resources Conservation Service

New Jersey

United States Department of Agriculture

USDA Requests Proposals for $1 Billion Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commoditie

This program will finance large-scale pilot projects that create market opportunities for commodities produced using climate-smart practices. A wide range of public and private entities may apply for fiscal year 2022. See how.

USDA to Invest $1 Billion in Climate Smart Commodities, Expanding Markets, Strengthening Rural America

The Art of Farming

When artist Eric Starosielski and his wife Amita set out to find the perfect weekend escape from "the city that never sleeps," they could have never imagined the life-changing journey that decision would take them on.

Old Village Farm Owner Eric Starosielski at a farmer's market.

NRCS Encourages Sponsors to Submit Requests for Watershed Funding

NRCS is encouraging local sponsors to submit project requests for funding through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

New Year, New Dreams

Get inspired for the new year by a couple of electric engineers who traded in their suits for the simple life.

Manish and Kiran Chand enjoying their Oxford Farm.

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."