Category “Agriculture”
- Delaware Forest Service to hold 18th Annual “Fire Camp”Delaware “Fire Camp” offers intensive hands-on wildfire training: Saturday, April 20 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Blackbird State Forest. Watch a YouTube video from a previous “Delaware Fire Camp” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlkpTtOqjzY&feature=youtu.be DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE 2320 S. DuPont Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901 MEDIA ADVISORY: Contact: Henry Poole, Assistant Forestry Administrator [...]April 9, 2013
- U.S. racing officials to hold conference at Delaware ParkHorse racing industry officials from around the country will visit Delaware next week for an educational conference hosted by the Delaware Thoroughbred and Harness Racing Commissions.April 4, 2013
- Scouts to plant 4,000 trees at Blackbird State Forest on April 6 & 7Contact Information: Michael A. Valenti, Delaware State Forestry Administrator Phone: 302-698-4550 (work) 302-233-1996 (cell) Email: michael.valenti@state.de.us MEDIA ADVISORY: Boy and Girl Scouts from the Delmarva Peninsula will join adult volunteers to plant 4,000 seedlings on a 10-acre tract of Blackbird State Forest on April 6 and 7, 2013 from 10 am to 4 pm each [...]April 3, 2013
- Tree Farmer of the Year AwardThe Delaware Forestry Association presented its 2013 Tree Farmer of the Year Award to Bessie Shockley of Frankford at its recent annual meeting held in Bridgeville. Pictured: (from left) As DFA President Brian Michalski looks on, Bessie Shockley of Frankford receives the coveted “green jacket” from last year’s winner, Ruth Hickman of Laurel. Shockley was [...]April 2, 2013
- New documentary showcases Delaware agriculture’s past and futureFrom early settlers to modern satellite systems, the history and future of Delaware agriculture are highlighted in a new documentary sponsored by the Delaware Department of Agriculture and the Delaware Humanities Forum.April 2, 2013
- Governor, Delaware Leaders Welcome Allen Harim’s Decision to Purchase Former Pinnacle (Vlasic) Pickle Plant for Poultry OperationsGovernor Jack Markell, Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee, Delaware Economic Development Office Director Alan Levin and U.S. Sen. Tom Carper issued the following statements today regarding the announcement by Harim that it intends to purchase the former Pinnacle Foods plant in Millsboro, invest $100 million and employ an estimated 700 people in a poultry processing, cut-up and cooking operation.April 1, 2013
- Delaware Forest Service offers “Trees for the Bay” in partnership with DNREC’s rain barrel programIn partnership with DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship’s rain barrels program, the Delaware Forest Service is inviting residents of Delaware communities within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed to “buy a rain barrel … get a free tree” through the Forest Service’s new “Trees for the Bay” program.
March 28, 2013
- Delaware Launches State’s First Windows 8 App With Delaware FreshThe popular Delaware Fresh farm-market location app is now available for Windows 8, iPhone and Android platforms.March 26, 2013
- Delaware farmers’ market season soon to beginThe Delaware farmers’ market season will launch this month featuring new markets in Dover and Bellefonte, with farmers and markets fresh off a record-setting nearly $2 million sales season last year.March 26, 2013
- Governor Declares April 1-7 ‘Horse Appreciation Days’ as Delaware Horse Expo SetTo recognize the long heritage and broad impact of Delaware's equine industry, Governor Jack Markell has declared April 1-7 as Horse Appreciation Days in Delaware.March 25, 2013
