It's little wonder that peach growers throughout New Jersey are wearing big smiles these days. Mother Nature has provided ideal conditions for what is shaping up as a banner year for one of the state's premier crops. Barring extreme weather in the next four to six weeks, New Jersey peach growers should approach last year's totals of 34,000 tons and $35.7 million, said Jerry Frecon, an agricultural agent specializing in fruit at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension in Gloucester County. Fast facts • Approximately 150 producers grow 8,000 acres of peaches in New Jersey.• In 2006, New Jersey produced 34,000...
