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N.J.’s next agriculture secretary: Doug Fisher

Above: Assemblyman Doug Fisher, New Jersey’s next secretary of agriculture, talked to Jay Lassiter of Blue Jersey about the budget, the farmer’s market scene and agriculture’s importance.

Fisher, chair of the Assembly’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, represents the third district, which includes Salem County and parts of Gloucester and Cumberland counties, and is expected to resign from the Legislature in about three weeks.

Gov. Corzine announced his support for Fisher yesterday at the New Jersey State Agricultural Convention in Cherry Hill.

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