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Tour with Senator Robert Menendez

Tour with Senator Robert Menendez

July 7, 2006

Photo: Senator Menendez (center) and Dean Goodman look on as peaches are sorted at the Eastern Propak packing and storage facility in Glassboro, NJ.

Senator Menendez (center) and Dean Goodman look on as peaches are sorted at the Eastern Propak packing and storage facility in Glassboro, NJ.


Photo: Peaches get washed, sorted, and readied for packing.

Peaches get washed, sorted, and readied for packing.


Photo: Senator Menendez receives a box of Jersey peaches from representatives of Eastern Propak as (l. to r., foreground) Jeff Danner, general manager of Eastern Propak, Dean Goodman, and Art Brown look on.

Senator Menendez receives a box of Jersey peaches from representatives of Eastern Propak as (l. to r., foreground) Jeff Danner, general manager of Eastern Propak, Dean Goodman, and Art Brown look on.


Photo: Senator Menendez and Dean Goodman listen as Michelle Infante-Casella explains the federally funded Seeds to Success Youth Farmstand Project.

Senator Menendez and Dean Goodman listen as Michelle Infante-Casella explains the federally funded Seeds to Success Youth Farmstand Project.


Photo: (l. to r) Peter Furey, executive director of the New Jersey Farm Bureau, Dean Goodman, Art Brown, Richard Nieuwenhuis, president of the New Jersey Farm Bureau, and Senator Menendez discuss New Jersey agriculture on the Graiff brothers' 200-acre family farm in Newfield, NJ.

(l. to r) Peter Furey, executive director of the New Jersey Farm Bureau, Dean Goodman, Art Brown, Richard Nieuwenhuis, president of the New Jersey Farm Bureau, and Senator Menendez discuss New Jersey agriculture on the Graiff brothers' 200-acre family farm in Newfield, NJ.


Photo: The Graiff brothers grow Indian bean plants using plasticulture row covers. The row covers help to keep plants warm, while drip irrigation under the row covers makes for more efficient watering. For many crops, converting from sprinkler to drip irrigation can result in a 50% reduction in water use and can double yields.

The Graiff brothers grow Indian bean plants using plasticulture row covers. The row covers help to keep plants warm, while drip irrigation under the row covers makes for more efficient watering. For many crops, converting from sprinkler to drip irrigation can result in a 50% reduction in water use and can double yields.


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