Neil Robson

Robson Farms

Neil Robson has a slew of accolades to his name attesting to his agricultural proficiency. He is the current president of the Vegetables Growers Association of New Jersey and is a former Outstanding Young Farmer. Diversity is the strength behind his management gameplan. He owns 500-acres and farms a total of 2,000 acres in the Wrightstown, Burlington County area, which means he leases more than 1,500 acres. He maintains year-to-year leases on 90% of his leased land, he says.

His wife, Jean, operates their retail farm market and handles the greenhouse crops. The Robsons also grow fruits, vegetables, and grain. He sells his high volume of crops at the evergrowing tailgate markets held in local communities around the state and has also built a steady customer base by wholesaling to other New Jersey farm marketers.

In the fall, pick-your-own apples are offered to customers who can also pick pumpkins and wander through a corn maze that’s been designed by his employees. He remarked, “This business gets more challenging every day.” But he’s not one to rest on his laurels. As a third generation farmer, he noted how he has seen good success by selling at the tailgate markets and expects his business to keep growing.