FELTON, Del. — The Delaware Forestry Association’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Banquet will be held on Thursday, March 21 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Felton Fire Hall (9 E. Main St., Felton, DE 19943) Highlights will include the Delaware Tree Farm …
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Secretary of Agriculture Michael T. Scuse presents Dr. Robin Morgan with the 2019 Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service to Delaware Agriculture. Dover, Del. – Dr. Robin Morgan was recognized Thursday evening at the 48th Delaware Agricultural Industry …
The Delaware Urban and Community Forestry Program is offering grants up to $5,000 for tree planting projects on public land or to help communities complete a professional tree inventory. The competitive grants – open to all municipalities, homeowner …
Photos are available for media use on Flickr. Harrington, Del. – Poultry farmers John and Linda Brown were recognized during Delaware Ag Week for their efforts to improve water quality and reduce nutrient runoff with the 2018 Delaware Environmental …
MEDIA: Photographs from the event are available at Flickr. DOVER, Del. — The Delaware Department of Agriculture honored four Delaware’s farm families for their continued commitment to farming the same land for a century or more. “Our Century Farms are …
Dover, Del. – As the 2018 growing season officially comes to an end, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will contact producers in Delaware to gather final year-end crop production numbers and the amount of …
This map shows confirmed EAB detections in Delaware as of 2018. Guidelines recommend property owners consider removal or treatment if ash trees are within 15 miles of a known infestation. DOVER, Del. — Emerald ash borer (EAB), a destructive insect from …
DOVER, Del. – The Office of the State Veterinarian announced today Delaware’s fourth and fifth cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) found in horses in 2018. Three previous cases of WNV in horses were reported in 2018, two in August and one in September. The …
DOVER, Del. – Delaware Harness Racing Commission Executive Director, Mark Davis announced today that the Commission has named Brian Manges, Presiding Judge, and two Associate Judges, Norman Short and Brent McLaren, to the judges’ stand. “Delaware is …
Delaware residents can go to www.arborday.org/delaware to order a free tree. DOVER – DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship Nonpoint Source Program is offering a free tree to Delaware residents in partnership with the Delaware Forest Service’s Urban and …
DOVER, Del. – Early on the Delaware Department of Agriculture dubbed the invasive spotted lanternfly, present in portions of Pennsylvania and found in New Castle County last November, a ‘hitchhiker bug.’ The spotted lanternfly found in Kent County last …
DOVER, Del. – Since 1996, the Delaware AgLands Preservation Program has preserved 127,000 acres of the state’s 508,000 acres currently in agricultural production. After a few years with reduced funding due to statewide budget woes, the tides have turned …
Geoff Kempter of Asplundh co-authored a book on Utility Arboriculture and will speak at the 8th Delaware Arborist Seminar on Oct. 10 and 11. HARRINGTON, Del. — The Delaware Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program will hold its 8th Annual …
DOVER, Del. – The Delaware Forest Service is looking to increase its wildfire crews for the upcoming season through training for new recruits. During the 2018 wildfire season, Delaware sent two full crews out to Colorado, Idaho, and Montana to be first …
Dover, Del. – Delaware farmers, between 18 and 40 years old have the opportunity to apply for the Young Farmers Loan Program through October 31. The program provides long-term, no-interest loans to help eligible farmers purchase land, reducing the …
DOVER, Del. – The Office of the State Veterinarian announced today Delaware’s third case of West Nile Virus (WNV) found in horses in 2018. The infected equine is a 10-year-old pony gelding that was purchased from a Pennsylvania livestock auction and …
DOVER, Del. – The Office of the State Veterinarian announced today Delaware’s first and second cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) found in horses in 2018. The first infected horse is a 3-year-old Standardbred mare residing in Kent County. The horse began …
DOVER, Del. — After a year-long community planning process led by the Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA), the newly formed Delaware Council on Farm and Food Policy will facilitate access to resources that will allow all Delawareans to circumvent …
Delaware’s wildfire after completing their final shift on Division Alpha of the Cougar Fire. The crew are shown on the banks of Lightning Creek in Idaho. DOVER, Del. — Delaware’s wildfire crew returns to the First State this week after wrapping up a …
