New Jersey and the Farm Bill 2.0

## How the Farm Bill 2.0 affects New JerseyNew Jersey is the Garden State with significant specialty crop production despite its small size. ## New Jersey agriculture at a glance | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Farms | 10,000 | | Farmland | 0.7 million acres | | Top crops | Blueberries, Cranberries, Peaches, Tomatoes, Horses | | SNAP recipients | 800,000 | | Ag rank | Top 30 ag state | ## Key programs for New Jersey producers The most relevant Farm Bill 2.0 programs for New Jersey:

• Specialty Crop Block Grants
• Crop Insurance
• EQIP

## What's specifically changing for New Jersey

1. Specialty crops: blueberries, cranberries, peaches.
2. Local food purchasing grants: Title IV new program.
3. Pinelands forest landowners: FCEP.
4. Equine industry.

## Top resources for New Jersey producers - **New Jersey Department of Agriculture**: primary state-level point of contact for many federal programs. - **New Jersey State University Extension**: local research, conservation planning, technical assistance. - **New Jersey Farm Bureau Federation**: advocacy and producer information. - **New Jersey FSA County Offices**: direct USDA loan applications, ARC/PLC enrollment, CRP. - **NRCS New Jersey State Office**: EQIP, CSP, ACEP, conservation planning. ## How New Jersey should think about the Farm Bill 2.0 If you're a producer in New Jersey, the most important thing to track is the **interaction between this bill and H.R. 1** (the 2025 reconciliation law). Most commodity policy is locked in by H.R. 1; the 2026 farm bill adds incremental changes on top. For most New Jersey operations, the highest-impact changes are likely to be: - **Title II conservation reshuffling**: if you use EQIP heavily, expect tighter funding - **Title VI REAP expansion**: if you're a co-op or in renewable energy - **Title XI crop insurance** for veterans, expanded eligibility and subsidy - **Title XII Prop 12 preemption**: if you're in livestock ## Related - [Full Farm Bill 2.0 Summary](/full-bill-summary/) - [What's New vs the 2018 Farm Bill](/whats-new-vs-2018/) - [Program Finder](/program-finder/) - [Browse all states](/states/)