DSBF: Mike Franks scores fifth straight win
Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund | Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Mike Franks won in 1:57.4 Tuesday at Bally’s Dover. Photo: Quenton Egan Photography DOVER — Michial and Linda English’s homebred Mike Franks maintained his winning ways in the first round of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 2-year-old male trotters at Bally’s Dover, rolling to his fifth consecutive score in the third of […]
Delaware Department of Agriculture’s Food Products Inspection section reminds residents of raw milk concerns
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
The Delaware Department of Agriculture’s Food Products Inspection section is reminding First State residents that raw milk and raw milk products may only be sold in Delaware by facilities that maintain a valid DDA Raw Milk permit. Department personnel have provided guidance and information on the permitting process to several facilities, but permits have not […]
Middletown’s Emerson Farms honored with 2026 Environmental Stewardship Award
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Emerson Farms in Middletown, a fifth-generation farm established in the early 1940s, was recognized as the 2026 Environmental Stewardship Award winner for its dairy operation. DOVER — A longtime New Castle County agricultural family was recognized for its commitment to top environmental practices prior to the Delaware Nutrient Management Commission Meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 4. […]
Delaware Forest Service Highlights Urban Forestry Grant Opportunities Through Lombardy Elementary Tree Planting
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
WILMINGTON – The Delaware Forest Service (DFS) Urban and Community Forestry Program returned to Lombardy Elementary School in Wilmington on Thursday, Nov. 5, to assist with the planting of eight new trees on school grounds. The planting builds on the program’s efforts last fall when 12 trees were planted, bringing the school’s total to 20 […]
Franchesca, Angel In Flight, score DSBF upsets
Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund | Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Franchesca, with Russell Foster driving, forged to a lifetime-best 1:56.1 victory in her first-round DSBF preliminary event on Monday at Bally’s Dover. DOVER — Dismissed at double-digit odds, Franchesca and Angel In Flight both emerged from off the pace to capture their respective $20,000 first-round Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund preliminary events for 2-year-old trotting fillies […]
