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farm stewardship is rewarded through Conservation Stewardship Program

Conservation Stewardship Program in New Jersey

APPLY NOW! CSP encourages agricultural and forestry producers to maintain existing conservation activities and adopt additional ones on their operations. The current ranking period will continue until the Secretary of Agriculture announces a closing date for this application period nationwide.

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field of lettuce on organic farm in New Jersey

Opportunities for Organic Farmers in New Jersey

Sign-up now for the 2010 organic initiative! The application period has been extended through March 12, 2010. Persons who are engaged in organic livestock and/or organic crop production can apply for financial and technical assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

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Rockaway soil profile

New Jersey Featured Soil: Rockaway Series

The Rockaway Series was established as a soil series in 1939 in the Black Rock Forest Area of Orange County, New York. Rockaway first appeared in a USDA soil survey publication in New Jersey in the “Soil Survey of Passaic County, New Jersey”, published in 1975. Currently, Rockaway is mapped only in New Jersey, encompassing approximately 108,000 acres in the northern part of the state. It is named after the Town of Rockaway in Morris County, New Jersey.

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Last Modified: January 28, 2010