New Jersey Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBG) SCBG Agreement # 14-SCBGP-NJ-0034 Final Report Submitted; December 28, 2017 REVISED May 4, 2018 SCBG Project Reports; Cape May County Beach Plum Association Page 2 Cumberland County Board of Agriculture Page 12 New Jersey Agriculture Society – NJALDP Page 17 New Jersey Beekeepers Association Page 25 New Jersey Blueberry Growers Association Page 32 New Jersey Department of Agriculture Page 42 New Jersey Farm Bureau Page 48 New Jersey Nursery and Landscape Association Page 54 New Jersey Peach Promotion Council Page 58 New Jersey White Potato Association Page 64 Outer Coastal Plains Vintner Association Page 71 Rutgers Agricultural Experiment Station Page 75 Submitted by; Logan Brown Economic Development Representative New Jersey Department of Agriculture Health and Agriculture Building, 3rd Floor 369 S. Warren & Market Streets P.O. Box 330 Trenton, NJ 08625 TEL; 609 292-8856 FAX; 609 341-3212 E-mail:
[email protected] 1 FINAL PERFORMANCE REPORT Specialty Crop Block Grant Agreement # 14-SCBGP-NJ-0034 Effective End Date; 09/29/17 Final Report Due to NJDA; 12/15/17 (Revised 5/1/2018) Project Title “Growing Beach Plums for Profit” PROJECT SUMMARY 1) Provide a background for the initial purpose of the project, which includes the specific issue, problem, or need that was addressed by this project. Our biggest challenge is that there are not enough good-tasting varieties available. What we need to do now is select the best beach plum plants we have, and develop them into commercial varieties. As these new varieties begin to produce a crop we will also need to increase marketing and promotion to the public.