- New Jersey Department of Agriculture
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State of New Jersey
Department of Agriculture
Agency overview Jurisdiction New Jersey Headquarters Health and Agriculture Building, Market and Warren Streets, Trenton, NJ 08625 Agency executive Douglas H. Fisher, Secretary Website http://www.nj.gov/agriculture/ The New Jersey Department of Agriculture is a state governmental agency that is responsible for promotion and protection of agriculture and agribusiness in the State of New Jersey. The department oversees school meal programs, distributes surplus food from federal programs, oversees soil and water resources, maintains farmland for agricultural uses, assists in development of overseas markets for New Jersey products from its farms and fisheries and administers agricultural education programs.
As of 2009[update], the New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture is Douglas H. Fisher, a former member of the New Jersey General Assembly from Cumberland County.[1]
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Organization
The Department is jointly managed by the Secretary of Agriculture and the State Board of Agriculture. The Secretary is responsible for managing and directing the work of the Department. In addition, the Secretary is the Department’s executive officer, serves as secretary to the State Board of Agriculture and is a member of the Governor's cabinet. The Secretary is appointed by the Governor and serves at his pleasure.
The State Board of Agriculture, an eight-member body created by statute in 1887, serves as the policy-making and general head of the Department. The Board is charged with setting policies which direct the Secretary and the Department in carrying out its duties and responsibilities. Each member serves a four-year term, with two members replaced annually by new members elected at the State Agricultural Convention and appointed by the Governor with the approval of the State Senate. By law, at least four of the members must represent the top four commodity groups in the state based on a two-year average of the gross value of production.
- State Board of Agricultute
- Secretary of Agriculture
- Office of the Secretary
- Agricultural and Natural Resources Division
- Animal Health Division
- Food and Nutrition Division
- Marketing and Development Division
- Plant Industry Division
Agricultural Education
Also found at the New Jersey Department of Agriculture is the Agricultural Education Division, led by Mrs. Nancy Trivette. The division oversees all agricultural education programs in New Jersey, as well as leading the New Jersey FFA Association. There are currently over 1,800 FFA members in the state of New Jersey spanning across 34 chapters.
New Jersey Agricultural Education Executive Board
The New Jersey Agricultural Education and FFA Executive Board is as follows:
- State FFA Advisor: Mrs. Nancy Trivette
- State FFA Specialist: Mrs. Erin Noble
- State FFA Executive Treasurer: Ms. Sue Butch
- State FFA President: Alec McAlarnen, Cape May Tech
- State FFA Vice President: James Ferguson, Cape May Tech
- State FFA Secretary: Stephanie Tarlowe, Warren Hills
- State FFA Treasurer: Anna Lubas, Allentown
- State FFA Reporter: Ernest Arians, Ocean County
- State FFA Sentinel: Samuel Rubinstein, Freehold
- State FFA Parliamentarian: Gillian Armstrong, Northern Burlington
- State FFA Executive Committee Chair: Eric Nelson, Newton
- State FFA Executive Committee: Rachel Layton, Woodstown
- State FFA Executive Committee: Julianne Robinson, Northern Burlington
- Teacher Representative: Lisa-Ann Moschera-Chernigovets
References
- ^ "Governor Corzine's Statement on the Appointment of Douglas Fisher as New Jersey's Secretary of Agriculture", Governor of New Jersey press release, dated February 10, 2009. Accessed March 16, 2009.
External links
Categories:- State agencies of New Jersey
- State departments of agriculture of the United States
- New Jersey stubs
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