Articles & Project Updates

Attendees listen in as Craig Haney and Dr. Grev show different forage crops and go over crop ID. North Jersey RC&D hosted a Pasture in Practice: Focused on Forage field day on May 14 at Lima Family Farms, bringing together more than 40 graziers and livestock producers for an afternoon focused on practical pasture and forage management. The event highlighted how intentional grazing and forage planning can improve livestock performance while strengthening long-term farm resilie

Bec Guilloud of Grand Cru Farm discusses the American Bresse chicken. On a blustery early-spring day, when winter still seemed determined to hold its ground, 20+ farmers gathered at two farms near Frenchtown, New Jersey, to explore the opportunities—and challenges—of pastured poultry done well. The field day marked the culmination of a winter-long educational series organized by North Jersey RC&D. The featured speaker, Jeff Mattocks of Fertrell and author of Pastured Poultry

Image: Craig presents at Grazing School 2026. Credit: Duke Farms Twenty four graziers from across central and northern New Jersey—collectively managing 1,645 acres—stepped away from their busy farms to gather for two wintry February days of Grazing School led by North Jersey RC&D. Hosted at Duke Farms, the group had a welcoming place to gather, learn, and plan for the season ahead. Each farmer arrived with plans, questions, and ideas for the upcoming grazing season. The progr

Take time to see if your management is creating the lasting improvements you want for your fields and animals. Attentive evaluation...

Cattle grazing underneath a fenceline. The animals may know best where to find some of the healthiest grass on the farm. When it comes to...

Image from four-part documentary series, Roots So Deep, highlighting the temporary, irregularly-shaped paddocks that can help fields from...

Cattle at Cotton Cattle Company grazing cool season annuals. With the sun shining and the grasses busily using it to fuel their...

Flourishing Fields Aerial view of recently grazed rotation at White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, GA. When it comes to rotational grazing,...

Grazing Initiative Farm Tour at Vernon Valley Farm As part of the New Jersey Grazing Initiative, North Jersey RC&D (NJRCD) recently...

Join us for the first RFN-NJ Farmer Network Tour of the season. Bryce Cotton of Cotton Cattle Co. will discuss his diverse cover crop...

Charlie Wilson of Wilson Family Farms recently worked with North Jersey RC&D to host a Conservation Coffee Hour to exchange ideas about...

Flourishing Fields We have a template from nature that can help guide our pasture-management decisions. Herd of Bison by John Mix Stanley...

Flourishing Fields Healthy animals, a flourishing field and its soils are all interdependent. Image from Organic Valley: Soil Sampling...