New Jersey Department Of Agriculture

Eastern Equine Encephalitis Case Reported In NJ

October 23, 2023

A 13-year-old Standardbred mare in Salem County has been identified as the second case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a serious mosquito-borne illness in horses, in New Jersey for 2023.

NJ Agriculture Dept. Issues Notice On EHM Cases

October 12, 2023

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture has quarantined a property in Sussex County after two horses developed the highly infectious equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM).

New Appointment For Atchison

December 14, 2021

New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher announced on Tuesday (Dec. 14) the appointment of Joe Atchison III of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, as the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.

NJ Agriculture Board Visits Fair Winds

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) board attended an intimate event on Wednesday (June 26), hosted by Fair Winds Farm in Cream Ridge, N.J.

Ariana G Named NJ Horse Of The Year

February 02, 2018

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture held the 61st Annual New Jersey Breeders Awards Luncheon, this past Sunday (January 28) at O’Conners Restaurant in Eastampton, New Jersey.

Equine Herpes Detected In NJ

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture has quarantined a horse farm in Colts Neck, Monmouth County, after six horses contracted the neurologic form of Equine Herpes Virus, Type One (EHV-1).