Science is Rescuing the Chestnut Tree
When we talk about an “old chestnut,” we usually mean a familiar story—sometimes one that’s been told so often that it has become stale, but also possibly one t...
John Rigolizzo, Jr.
New Year – New Congress – New Opportunity to Support Trade
Congress should make a New Year’s resolution to support free trade in 2019. A number of pundits have assumed that as new leaders take formal control of the...
US East Coast Hazelnuts A Breeding Triumph
I’m a failed hazelnut farmer. Then again, so is every other farmer who has tried to grow hazelnuts in New Jersey. In fact, almost nobody east of the Rockies ...
Dueling Visions of Tomorrow’s World
History is full of great rivalries: Athens versus Sparta, Lincoln versus Douglas, even the Roadrunner versus Wile E. Coyote. Author Charles C. Mann describes...
Celebrating a Season of Abundance and Choice
Not many people around the world eat “local” at Christmas. At least nobody does in New Jersey, where I live and farm—and where snow commonly covers the field...
Trade as a Pathway to Cuba Libre
We’re all for “Cuba Libre”—a free Cuba that allows its people to elect their government, speak their mind, and own their property. The question is how to get...
Enjoy Your Fruits and Vegetables With Confidence
The Environmental Working Group made a marketing mistake when it picked the name for its annual list of least-favorite foods: “The Dirty Dozen.” At least for me...
The Year Without a Summer
The enemies of biotechnology have a favorite insult for GMOs: “Frankenfood.” The term refers to Frankenstein’s monster, made famous in the 19th century by Mary ...
Growing More Food Than Ever in the Green Revolution 2.0
The Campbell Soup Company announced plans last week to label its products that rely on biotechnology—a development that Agri-Pulse calls “a landmark break from ...
A Remarkable Christmas Gift from the World’s Farmers
Everywhere we look, we see bad news: radical terrorists on the warpath, massacres in Paris and San Bernardino, sluggish economic growth, a national debt that ap...
John Rigolizzo, Jr.
Farmer, New Jersey, USA
John Rigolizzo, Jr. is a fifth generation farmer, raising fresh vegetables and field corn in southern New Jersey. The family farm provides products to retail and wholesale markets. John volunteers as a board member for the Global Farmer Network and has provided leadership to the Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey and New Jersey Tomato Council. As a former New Jersey Farm Bureau President, his interest and long-time support of free trade was supported by his involvement in 11 international trade missions and engagement in World Trade Organization meetings in Seattle and Geneva.