The Department’s economic development strategies, which are part of the Department’s Agricultural Smart Growth Plan for New Jersey, will support existing sectors as well as encourage emerging sectors of the agricultural industry.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the delegates of the 89th State Agricultural Convention assembled in Long Branch, New Jersey on February 3, 2004 support the Department of Agriculture’s working with industry groups and representatives in developing individual growth, promotion and marketing strategies for each sector of the agricultural industry.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Department of Agriculture, Rutgers Cook College and the Agricultural Experiment Station work with commodity groups and producers and County Boards of Agriculture to identify and assist in developing new market and value-added opportunities for New Jersey farmers.