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A 175-year-old New Jersey family farm is facing extinction as a town committee looks to take over the 21-acre property to build its latest round of affordable housing, one relative told the Daily Caller.
In a case that has garnered national attention, the Cranbury Township Committee told Andy Henry through a lawyer in April that he must surrender his family farm or face legal consequences, Henry told the Daily Caller. The property owner and former Cranbury Township Mayor Jay Taylor alleged that there may be deeper issues with the township committee in the case.
“We survived all these crises over the years — house fire, great depression, my grandfather dying during the great depression,” Henry told the Caller. “It’s always been a small family, so keeping it going has been kind of remarkable.”
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In June, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins signed a letter launching an investigation into the township’s housing project to see if it uses any kind of federal funding, including U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants.
USDA and New Jersey HUD did not respond to the Caller’s request for comment but Henry said his lawyers are having an “ongoing conversation” with USDA officials. (RELATED: Trump Shakes Up Bloated Agriculture Department, Relocates Bureaucrats Out Of Beltway)
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In a case that has garnered national attention, the Cranbury Township Committee told Andy Henry through a lawyer in April that he must surrender his family farm or face legal consequences, Henry told the Daily Caller. The property owner and former Cranbury Township Mayor Jay Taylor alleged that there may be deeper issues with the township committee in the case.
“We survived all these crises over the years — house fire, great depression, my grandfather dying during the great depression,” Henry told the Caller. “It’s always been a small family, so keeping it going has been kind of remarkable.”
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In June, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins signed a letter launching an investigation into the township’s housing project to see if it uses any kind of federal funding, including U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants.
USDA and New Jersey HUD did not respond to the Caller’s request for comment but Henry said his lawyers are having an “ongoing conversation” with USDA officials. (RELATED: Trump Shakes Up Bloated Agriculture Department, Relocates Bureaucrats Out Of Beltway)
Henry Farm Update:
Our position has been clear from the start: America’s farmland will be protected.
Today I met with Andy Henry and a growing coalition of experts who have come together to save Henry Farm (USDA-Certified Prime Farmland!!). @USDA remains ready to work… pic.twitter.com/M7atpPVg92
— Secretary Brooke Rollins (@SecRollins) July 8, 2025
Town Tries To Seize 175-Year-Old Farm Land From Family For Affordable Housing
A family farm is facing extinction as a town committee looks to take over the 21-acre property to build affordable housing, one relative told the Daily Caller.
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