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Announcements

Meetings

July 23, 2026 SADC Meeting Agenda (click here)

Please note this is an IN-PERSON meeting open to the public being held at 200 Riverview Plaza, Trenton.

Meeting will begin at 9am. 

Please refer to the linked agenda for the meeting link/call-in information. 

          SADC Woodland Easement Program

The New Jersey State Legislature passed major legislation (Bill S699/A682) to establish a new preservation program for privately owned woodlands. This initiative aims to protect forest ecosystems from development pressure while respecting private property rights. This legislation creates a program within the SADC to acquire development easements on private woodlands, to permanently restrict the development of privately owned woodlands to promote long-term stewardship for agricultural, silvicultural, and horticultural use.

SADC needs your input to develop this new program.  Please complete the survey linked below to provide your thoughts and opinions on woodland easements.  Your responses will be used to develop regulations to implement the legislation.

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/bYPfZpW5kx

 

Agricultural Resource Pages

Farm Transfer and Succession Planning Grants Now Available (Up to $10,000 for each generation or party)

The Next Gen Program can refer preserved farm owners (and those in the process of preserving their farm) to a $10,000 grant through American Farmland Trust to support farm transfer and succession planning. Grants could help cover the costs of professional services or infrastructure and equipment needed for a farm transfer. Both the senior and junior generations (or the outgoing and incoming farmers if unrelated) can apply and receive the grant, i.e., farms could receive up to $20,000 to develop or implement their plans. This grant will only be available until June 2027. Applications are reviewed on quarterly basis – September 30, December 31, March 31, and June 30. CLICK HERE and contact the Next Gen team to discuss grant project ideas and for more information on farm transfer planning support.

Cassandra Pearsall – Senior Coordinator
Cassandra.Pearsall@ag.nj.gov or (609)-913-6610 

Jessica Brandeisky – Program Coordinator
Jessica.Brandeisky@ag.nj.gov or (609)-913-6611

Next Generation Farmer Program

The SADC is actively developing a Next Generation Farmer Program to support the next generation of farming in New Jersey. This includes helping next generation farmers from all backgrounds address the challenges they face when getting started and advancing. It also includes supporting established farmers as they enhance their operations to be more profitable, adapt to changing conditions, and create the next generation of their farm business. 

Contact the Next Gen team with any questions or for more information.

Agricultural Resource Pages 

The SADC is developing an extensive list of suppliers, contractors, professionals, and other businesses commonly used by farmers. Click here for more information and to view these resource listings.

Statewide Farmland Preservation Formula

P.L. 2023, c.245 became law on January 8, 2024, authorizing the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) to adopt rules establishing a Statewide Farmland Preservation Formula (“Statewide Formula”) as an alternative method for the valuation of farmland to be acquired for Farmland Preservation Program (FPP) purposes. The rules were published April 7, 2025 and the Statewide Formula is now effective!

Please review this Guidance Document to learn more.

To view the spatial data contributing to the Statewide Farmland Preservation Formula, please see the Statewide Formula Value Reference Map developed by the SADC.

For more information, please contact the coordinator for the County the farm is in or SADC Chief of Acquisition Stephanie Kreiser at Stephanie.Kreiser@ag.nj.gov or (609) 913-6612. 

Additional Agricultural Resources

NJ Land Link

Looking for land to farm? Have land available, looking for a farmer? Search the listings, create a listing at www.njlandlink.org.

Auctions of Permanently Preserved Farmland

 

 

Special Occasion Events (SOEs) on Preserved Farms

The owner or operator of a preserved farm can apply to the farm’s easement holder for permission to hold a limited number of SOEs on the farm.

A law enacted on February 3, 2023 outlines the benefits of SOEs, the conditions they must follow, and the application and approval process that a farm must complete prior to holding them.

For more information, see the SOE guidance documents and application form developed by the SADC as well as a copy of the SOE law.

  

Job Opportunities

All SADC jobs are listed on the following websites:

If you have any questions or would like to be notified when these jobs open for applications, please send your resume to Heidi.Winzinger@ag.nj.gov.

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Order Your Farmland Preservation Sign Today!

All preserved farmland owners may order a free new or replacement farmland preservation sign regardless of what program the farm was preserved through. (County, Municipal, Nonprofit)

Preserved Farmland Owners - Order Your Farmland Preservation Sign Today!