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class="blockquote"><p>New Jersey promotes its outstanding agricultural industry through its <a class="null" href="https://www.findjerseyfresh.com/JerseyFresh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jersey Fresh</a> campaign. Jersey Fresh fruits and vegetables must pass a grading program to ensure they are the highest quality.</p></blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row justify-content-center no-gutters "> <div id="" class="col-12 col-xl-10"> <div class="lead my-3"><p>While most people associate agriculture with our nation's heartland, New Jersey is home to more than 9,900 farms covering 750,000 acres of farmland. The state is among the leaders in many forms of agricultural production.  For example, New Jersey ranks: 5<sup>th</sup> in blueberry production, 3<sup>rd</sup> in cranberry production, 3<sup>rd</sup> in spinach, 3<sup>rd</sup> in bell peppers, 3rd in peach production and 8th in tomato production.  The state also produces an abundance of corn, apples, strawberries, potatoes, hay, soybeans and nursery stock.  </p></div> </div> </div>  </section> <section class="container-fluid py-0 mt-0 mb-0" id="content"> <div class="row justify-content-center no-gutters"> <div id="" class="col-12 col-xl-10 no-gutters"> <div class="card p-0 mb-0 second mr-1 sec-content" > <div class="card-body ml-0"> <p class="card-text " ><ul> <li value="0"><a class="null" href="https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/index.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Jersey Department of Agriculture</a></li> <li value="0"><a class="null" href="https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/about/overview.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Overview of Agriculture in the Garden State</a></li> <li value="0"><a class="null" href="https://findjerseyfresh.com/JerseyFresh/explore" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visit NJ Farms</a></li> <li value="0"><a title="link will open in new window" href="https://www.findjerseyfresh.com/JerseyFresh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jersey Fresh </a></li> <li value="0"><a class="null" href="http://www.jerseygrown.nj.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jersey Grown</a> </li> <li value="0"><a class="null" href="http://www.jerseyseafood.nj.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jersey Seafood</a></li> <li value="0"><a class="null" title="link will open in new window" href="https://www.findjerseyfresh.com/JerseyFresh/availability" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What's In Season</a></li> <li value="0"><a class="null" title="link will open in new window" href="https://www.findjerseyfresh.com/JerseyFresh/explore" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roadside Markets and Pick Your Own 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