USDA Names Trump Administration Appointees to the New Jersey Farm Service Agency State Committee

Hamilton Square, N.J. - April 16, 2026 - The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced the appointment of five leaders in agriculture to serve on the New Jersey USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) state committee.

Members of the FSA state committee are appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and, in support of the Trump Administration's Farmers First commitment, members of the FSA state committee are responsible for the oversight of farm programs and county committee operations, resolving program delivery appeals from the agriculture community, maintaining cooperative relations with industry stakeholders and keeping producers informed about current FSA programs.

Each FSA state committee is comprised of three to five members including a designated chairperson. The individuals appointed to serve on this committee for New Jersey are:

• Paul Hlubik, Chair (Wrightstown) - Hlubik owns and operates a multi-county farm recognized for top yields in corn, soybeans, and sorghum. With decades of experience in production agriculture and farm management, he pairs practical agricultural expertise with leadership in state and federal agricultural policy, including previously serving as FSA State Executive Director in New Jersey and as a member of the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture.
• James Abma Jr., Member (Hillsborough) - Abma is a fourth-generation diversified crop and livestock producer who raises vegetables, hay, pasture, and forage crops. He manages direct-to-consumer beef and hog operations, oversees large scale produce production for wholesale markets, and has led major farm expansion and disaster recovery efforts while remaining deeply involved in New Jersey's agricultural leadership community.
• Alfred Murray, Member (Audubon) - Murray has spent more than 40 years serving farmers through statewide marketing, policy, and program delivery roles. His career includes senior leadership positions within the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and FSA, where he advanced market development, agricultural program administration, and industry engagement across crop, livestock, and specialty crop sectors.
• Raj Sinha, Member (Sandyston) - Sinha operates a multigenerational agricultural enterprise known for grain, vegetable, and specialty crop production, including one of the largest sunflower operations in the state. He was raised on his family's farm and now farms with his own family. Sinha brings extensive experience in crop production, agritourism, and community focused agricultural initiatives, along with a long record of service on agricultural boards and committees across New Jersey.
• James Wenger, Member (Bridgeton) - Wenger is a row crop producer who grows corn, soybeans, and wheat across multiple southern New Jersey counties. With more than four decades of experience in crop production, custom harvesting, grain storage, and soil health practices using food processing residuals, he brings operational knowledge and family-based agricultural management.

"These individuals, selected by Secretary Rollins in partnership with key stakeholders in each state, are held in high regard in the agriculture industry and are entrusted to ensure FSA programs are delivered in a manner consistent with federal farm policy and in the best interest of all agricultural producers in their state," said FSA Administrator Bill Beam. "Their appointment to the FSA state committee is a testament to their standing in the industry and their dedication to the agriculture industry, rural America and President Trump's America First, Farmers First policies."

FSA helps America's farmers, ranchers and forest landowners invest in, improve, protect and expand their agricultural operations through the delivery of agricultural programs for all Americans. FSA implements agricultural policy, administers credit and loan programs, and manages conservation, commodity, disaster recovery and marketing programs through a national network of state and county offices and locally elected county committees. For more information, visit fsa.usda.gov.