2021 New Jersey Farm Bureau Policies Adopted by the delegates to the New Jersey Farm Bureau 102nd Annual Meeting …because agriculture matters! 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE TRADE PRACTICES/PRODUCE PRICES .............................................................................................5 FARM VIABILITY ....................................................................................................................................5 AG RETENTION AND FARMLAND PRESERVATION ..........................................................................7 SOIL DISTURBANCE .............................................................................................................................13 THE THREAT TO AGRICULTURE FROM INVASIVE AND NOXIOUS SPECIES ................................16 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................................18 MINIMUM WAGE/LABOR SUPPLY AND MANAGEMENT ....................................................................22 TRUCKING/MOTOR VEHICLE REGULATIONS ....................................................................................26 WATER QUALITY REGULATION/WATERSHED PLANNING ISSUES ...............................................28 WATER SUPPLY ....................................................................................................................................31 NJAES AND THE COMMITMENT TO PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE ..............................................33 NJAES BOARD OF MANAGERS ...........................................................................................................35 FOOD SAFETY ........................................................................................................................................37 BIOSECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ...........................................................................39 EQUINE INDUSTRY ...............................................................................................................................41 COMMERCIAL FISHING ........................................................................................................................43 AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................46 RENEWABLE ENERGY ..........................................................................................................................46 INDUSTRIAL HEMP PRODUCTION ......................................................................................................49 USDA .......................................................................................................................................................49 CLIMATE RESPONSE AND ADAPTATION ..........................................................................................53 BIO-ENGINEERED FOODS ..................................................................................................................54 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) FUNDING .......................................................................56 TRESPASS/VANDALISM .......................................................................................................................56 LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY SUPPORT .....................................................................................................57 DRONES AND DRONE USE REGULATION ........................................................................................59 GLEANING ..............................................................................................................................................59 AG CONVENTION/STATE BOARD OF AG APPOINTMENTS .............................................................60 ATTORNEY FEE SHIFTING ...................................................................................................................61 FIRE CODES/BUILDING CODES .........................................................................................................61 HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX/AGRITOURISM ..........................................................................................62 SERVICE ANIMALS IDENTIFICATION ..................................................................................................63 2 AGRITOURISM LIABILITY PROTECTION ACT ....................................................................................63 RIGHT TO FARM .....................................................................................................................................63 FARMLAND ASSESSMENT ...................................................................................................................67 TAXATION ISSUES ................................................................................................................................68 WIC AND SFMN PROGRAMS ................................................................................................................70 BROADBAND INTERNET/TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN RURAL AREAS OF NJ ...............................71 NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BUDGET ..............................................................73 EDUCATION POLICIES ..........................................................................................................................73 COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION .................................................................................................74 COMMUNICATION WITH THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY .........................................................75 NJALT (NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL LAND TRUST) ......................................................................76 NURSERY AND PLANT INSPECTIONS ................................................................................................76 HIGHLANDS ............................................................................................................................................77 PROPERTY RIGHTS ..............................................................................................................................82 EMINENT DOMAIN .................................................................................................................................82 RELIEF FROM EXCESSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ......................................................83 THE LANDSCAPE PROJECT .................................................................................................................84 U.S. CLEAN WATER ACT ......................................................................................................................85 MISUSE OF IMPERVIOUS COVER ORDINANCES ..............................................................................86 TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS (TDR) AND NONCONTIGUOUS CLUSTERING ..............88 ANIMAL CARE ........................................................................................................................................89 DAIRY ......................................................................................................................................................90 LAND USE REGULATION ......................................................................................................................91 BEEKEEPING INDUSTRY .....................................................................................................................93 SEAFOOD GLEANING PROGRAM .......................................................................................................94 OFFSHORE ENERGY ............................................................................................................................95 WINE INDUSTRY SUPPORT .................................................................................................................96 ENERGY USE ON FARMS .....................................................................................................................97 PRODUCT DISPARAGEMENT ..............................................................................................................97 MARKETING – JERSEY FRESH ............................................................................................................98 MARKETING – LOCALLY GROWN .......................................................................................................98 STATE PURCHASE OF NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ...............................................99 COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING (COAH) .................................................................................99 NEW USE AGRICULTURE .....................................................................................................................100 VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURE ............................................................................................................100 ON-FARM BREWING AND CRAFT DISTILLERY .................................................................................101 UTILITY LINE MAINTENANCE & OTHER EFFECTS OF LINE DEVELOMENT/EXTENSION .............102 AUTO INSURANCE ................................................................................................................................103 3 AMERICAN FARM BUREAU ..................................................................................................................103 POLICY IMPLEMENTATION ..................................................................................................................103 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