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  Category: Department of Agriculture


Two noxious weeds targeted by Department of Agriculture

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Two weeds that have been gradually spreading into Delaware fields and threatening farm crops are now being targeted by the Delaware Department of Agriculture.




Delaware Forest Service’s Erich Burkentine leading Maryland wildfire crew

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Delaware Forest Service forester Erich Burkentine of Milton is now leading a 20-person team of wildland firefighters from Maryland that is part of 1,148 personnel battling the Trinity Ridge Fire near Boise, Idaho that has burned an estimated 94,718 acres at a cost of $14.3 million to date. So far, the blaze is only 5 […]




Delaware Spay & Neuter Program reaches 10,000-surgery milestone

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 17, 2012

The program, launched in October 2008, helps low-income Delawareans and nonprofit animal organizations pay for the costs of spaying and neutering dogs and cats.




New deer hunting regulations at Redden State Forest

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Four areas of Delaware’s Redden State Forest near Georgetown, are now designated as “Quality Buck only” during the 2012-2013 deer hunting seasons.




Delaware wildfire crew battling set of Idaho fires more than 32,000 acres in size.

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 9, 2012

The Delaware Forest Service dispatched a team of 20 volunteers on August 6 that is now assigned to an incident known as the Minidoka Complex, a grouping of three previously separate fires located 15 miles southeast of Twin Falls, Idaho.







  Category: Department of Agriculture

Two noxious weeds targeted by Department of Agriculture

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Two weeds that have been gradually spreading into Delaware fields and threatening farm crops are now being targeted by the Delaware Department of Agriculture.




Delaware Forest Service’s Erich Burkentine leading Maryland wildfire crew

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Delaware Forest Service forester Erich Burkentine of Milton is now leading a 20-person team of wildland firefighters from Maryland that is part of 1,148 personnel battling the Trinity Ridge Fire near Boise, Idaho that has burned an estimated 94,718 acres at a cost of $14.3 million to date. So far, the blaze is only 5 […]




Delaware Spay & Neuter Program reaches 10,000-surgery milestone

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 17, 2012

The program, launched in October 2008, helps low-income Delawareans and nonprofit animal organizations pay for the costs of spaying and neutering dogs and cats.




New deer hunting regulations at Redden State Forest

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Four areas of Delaware’s Redden State Forest near Georgetown, are now designated as “Quality Buck only” during the 2012-2013 deer hunting seasons.




Delaware wildfire crew battling set of Idaho fires more than 32,000 acres in size.

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 9, 2012

The Delaware Forest Service dispatched a team of 20 volunteers on August 6 that is now assigned to an incident known as the Minidoka Complex, a grouping of three previously separate fires located 15 miles southeast of Twin Falls, Idaho.