HOLLIS, N.H. — It is August and New Hampshire fruit growers are feeling peachy! Peach harvests are happening across the state and make for a great late summer treat. The peach season in New Hampshire lasts from August into early September. Peaches are a delicate fruit and New Hampshire lies in the northern-most region in which […]

GLASSBORO, N.J. — New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher highlighted Jersey Fresh peaches and National Peach Month with a visit to Eastern Propak in Gloucester County on Tuesday. Secretary Fisher and local officials toured the fruit packing facility to emphasize that Jersey Fresh peaches are readily available. “Eastern Propak’s ability to move a high […]

TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey Department of Agriculture will highlight August as National Peach Month on Friday afternoon, July 30, with a special visit to Wildwood where NJDA marketing staff will be on hand to give out Jersey Fresh peaches to beachgoers. “Jersey Fresh peaches are hitting their peak season now and we are […]

GLASSBORO, N.J. — After an excellent winter and early spring with mild/ cold temperatures and abundant rainfall and snow, New Jersey Peach Growers anticipate an excellent crop of peach flowers, with full bloom in early April. This bloom date would be historically earlier than normal, according to Jerry Frecon, Professor Emeritus at Rutgers Jersey in […]