New Jersey S4354 authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to declare an agricultural emergency and requires a study on funding sources for farmers.

New Jersey S4354 allows the Secretary of Agriculture to declare an agricultural emergency for up to six months. The Secretary can establish criteria for such declarations, including events impacting fertilizer prices. The Department of Agriculture must announce any declared emergency on its website within 24 hours and provide tailored resources to farmers. The bill also mandates a study on funding sources available to farmers during an agricultural emergency, to be completed within six months of the bill's enactment.

New Jersey S4354 authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to declare an agricultural emergency and requires a study on funding sources for farmers.

New Jersey S4354 allows the Secretary of Agriculture to declare an agricultural emergency for up to six months. The Secretary can establish criteria for such declarations, including events impacting fertilizer prices. The Department of Agriculture must announce any declared emergency on its website within 24 hours and provide tailored resources to farmers. The bill also mandates a study on funding sources available to farmers during an agricultural emergency, to be completed within six months of the bill's enactment.