Resources
Right to Farm Basics
- Overview Presentation
(April 2019)
- "New Jersey's Right to Farm Act - What It Is and How It Works"
(Rutgers Cooperative Extension, April 2016)
- "What Is the Municipal Role in Farm Regulation?"
(New Jersey Municipalities, January 2006)
- "Right to Farm Act Resolves Disputes in Most Densely Populated State"
(New Jersey Law Journal, May 30, 2005)
- Formal Processes - Flow Chart
- Model Site-Specific AMP Review Checklist for CADBs
- Right to Farm website
See the links to the left to learn more
Resources For Resolving and Preventing Disputes
- Agricultural Mediation Program
- Formal conflict-resolution process
(Right to Farm Act)
- County Agriculture Development Boards (CADBs)
(Contact information for CADB administrators)
- "Farmer-to-Farmer Advice for Avoiding Conflicts With Neighbors and Towns"
(SADC, 2008)
- "Resolving Common Farm Management Practices"
(The New Jersey Farmer, February 15, 2008)
- Sustainable Farming on the Urban Fringe
(Resources from Rutgers)
Resources for Supporting a Positive Agricultural Business Environment
Agricultural Smart Growth Plan and Toolkit
- Agricultural Industry Sustainability
Toolkit section
- Is Your Town Farm Friendly?Checklist created by UNH Cooperative Extension
Local ordinances and actions supporting agriculture
- SADC Model Right to Farm Ordinance
- List of Local Right to Farm Ordinances
- Hunterdon County Environmental Toolbox
Model ordinances for: - Farm Fencing
- Farm Markets
- Establishing of an Agricultural Advisory Committee
- Wildlife Control and Management
- Model ordinances developed by the Burlington CADB
- Agricultural Policy Statement and Notification Requirements
- Establishing an Agricultural Advisory Committee
- On Farm Direct Marketing
- Farm Labor Housing
- Sustainable Jersey - Actions under "Food"
- Farmland Preservation
- Buy Fresh Buy Local Programs
- Farmers Markets
- Making Farmers Markets Accessible
- Comprehensive Farmland Preservation Plans
See each plan's "Ag Industry Sustainability, Retention, and Promotion" section
- County plans
- Municipal plans
Additional resources
- Sustainable Farming on the Urban Fringe - Rutgers newsletter with practical insights for farmers, communities, and policy makers looking to maintain thriving, local farms