Preserved Farm Owners: Grants and Support are Available

The State Agriculture Development Committee and staff appreciate landowners who dedicated their land  to agriculture forever!  New Jersey’s past, present, and future depend on the choice to preserve land and keep the garden in the Garden State.

We realize farming is not just an occupation – it’s a lifetime’s passion. To be a good steward of the land and to feed and sustain the world, we recognize that preserving the land is only the first step and sustaining the ag industry is the necessary next step.

Funding and Support for Preserved Farms Available Now

Note: This is a partial list – please contact us even if your project isn’t listed

  • Agrichemical Handling Facilities
  • Animal Waste Control Facilities
  • Contour Farming
  • Deer Fence
  • Developing Facilities for Livestock Water
  • Diversions
  • Forest Tree Plantations
  • Forest Tree Stand Improvement
  • Irrigation Systems
  • Permanent Vegetative Cover
  • Permanent Open Drainage Systems
  • Precision Land Shaping & Grading
  • Sediment Retention, Erosion, or Water Control Structures
  • Site Preparation for Natural Regeneration
  • Sod Waterways
  • Stream Protection
  • Strip-Cropping Systems
  • Terrace Systems
  • Underground Drainage Systems
  • Water Impoundment Reservoirs
  • Windbreak Restoration or Establishment

Other Assistance to Support Preserved Farms Available Now

Agricultural Mediation Program

Voluntary, confidential, and free, mediation sessions are facilitated by a trained and impartial mediator who helps the parties examine their mutual issues, identify and consider options, and determine if they can agree on a solution.  The SADC coordinates in-person, remote, and hybrid meeting options.

Examples of Right to Farm/Farmer-Neighbor issues include water runoff, equipment storage, firewood processing, farm building construction, land clearing, dumping, land clearing, fencing, conflicts with local ordinances, on-farm direct marketing activities and events, and farm access.

Farm Link

Helping farm owners connect with beginning and established farmers seeking to access land and farming and business opportunities. To learn more, visit www.njlandlink.org

Administer the Right to Farm Program

Assist farm owners in understanding the requirements and process to gain access to the benefits and protections of the state's Right to Farm law. 

Interested in learning about grants to support your preserved farm?

We want to talk to with you about existing programs and other support that your preserved farm needs to succeed.

Email us at SADC@AG.NJ.GOV

Or

Call anytime at 609-913-6600