DOVER, Del. (October 17, 2024) – Governor John Carney and Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Michael T. Scuse, along with members of the General Assembly, the Aglands Preservation Board of Trustees, and other agricultural advocates, joined together at …
With below-average precipitation since late summer, including record low rainfall in New Castle and Sussex Counties, Delaware has become abnormally dry as the state heads into the fall season. To reduce the risk of unplanned fires during these dry …
DOVER, Del. (October 1, 2024) – The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced that beginning October 15, 2024, the cost of fecal analysis testing performed by the Poultry and Animal Health Section will increase to $3.00 per sample. The Poultry and …
DOVER, Del. (Sept. 3, 2024) – The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA), in partnership with the Division of Small Business, officially launched the Delaware Agricultural Financing Program (DAFP) today. This new program aims to increase the viability of …
DOVER (Aug. 30, 2024) – The Delaware Public Health Laboratory has identified this year’s first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in a New Castle County resident. The individual who contracted WNV was hospitalized due to infection from the mosquito-borne …
DOVER, Del. (August 13, 2024)—The Delaware Department of Agriculture announced the 28th round of easement selections by the Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation, preserving 40 farms and 2,262 acres of farmland. With this announcement, the Carney …
DOVER, Del. (August 9, 2024) – More than 100 Delawareans, from newborns to seniors, attended story time at the Dover Public Library to wish Smokey Bear a happy 80th birthday today, on August 9, which marks Smokey’s official birthday. “Delaware Libraries …
DOVER, Del. (August 9, 2024) – The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) is warning backyard flock owners who may have recently purchased poultry, fowl, and poultry equipment from an individual in Hartly, Delaware, selling through online marketplaces …
DOVER, Del. (August 1, 2024)—Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Michael T. Scuse surprised Dr. Mark Isaacs with the Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service to Agriculture during the State Fair Awards presentation on Governor’s Day. “Utilizing his vast …
No Human Cases of WNV Reported to Date in State; Equine Owners Urged to Vaccinate Their Animals West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in Delaware for the first time for 2024 in sentinel chickens that help the Department of Natural Resources and …
DOVER, Del. (July 15, 2024) — The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) has confirmed a find of box tree moth (BTM; Cydalima perspectalis) at a private residence in Kent County, Delaware. The box …
DOVER, Del. (July 2, 2024) – The Delaware Department of Agriculture announced today that Mark Short has been named the new Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DESBF) administrator. “Mark has been shadowing me for over 20 years,” said DESBF Administrator …
Fall cover crops like the winter wheat in this Delaware farm field provide a range of water quality, soil health and climate benefits (including the capture of carbon from the atmosphere) /DNREC photo The annual sign-up period for the Kent Conservation …
DOVER, Del. (May 24, 2024)—The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) ended this year’s Delaware Grown Week celebration by launching the “Delaware Grown Road Trip” to encourage residents and visitors to hop in their cars to experience Delaware’s rich and …
Dover, Del. (April 30, 2024) – Surrounded by family members, teachers, legislators, and cabinet officials, a dozen school-aged children from across Delaware were honored during the Delaware Forest Service’s annual Arbor Day celebration held on April 26 at …
DOVER, Del. (April 22, 2024) – The Delaware Forest Service hosted the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Col. John Haslet Chapter in Dover, and other volunteers to establish a memorial plot dedicated to former State Forester Walter F. Gabel, who …
DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin, left, works with a colleague to plant another tree in the Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative whose goal is to get 1 million trees planted in the First State by 2023 /DNREC photo Seven New Projects Will Add 35,000 Trees …
More than 2,300 pounds of trash and debris was cleaned up at Taber State Forest./DNREC photo. Natural Resources Police, DelDOT, DDA and DOC Clean up State Forest Four state agencies recently teamed up to clean up more than 2,300 pounds of trash and …
DOVER, Del. (March 21, 2024) – Governor Carney, Secretary of Agriculture Scuse, and state legislators inducted three Delaware farm families into the Century Farm Program, honoring them for their commitment to keeping farmland within the family for 100 …
DOVER, Del. (March 18, 2024) — The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced today that the Delaware Council on Farm & Food Policy (Council) is accepting grant applications for Cycle 3 of the First State Food System Program. Through this …
