By BRIANA VANNOZZI, NJ SPOTLIGHT

After 14 years in office, Doug Fisher will resign as New Jersey’s Secretary of Agriculture on July 1 .

His lengthy tenure, spanning the Corzine, Christie and Murphy administrations, has seen a boom of agritourism in the state alongside acute food insecurity challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the slowly unfolding effects of climate change.

In an interview with NJ Spotlight News, Fisher reflects on his time as agriculture secretary and discusses the current challenges facing New Jersey’s agricultural sector.

Related:
Douglas Fisher stepping down as N.J. secretary of agriculture (The Produce News)

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