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  Category: Department of Agriculture


Delaware Fresh app updated for a new local food season

Department of Agriculture | Department of State | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Government Information Center | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, July 9, 2012

The Delaware Fresh app – a mobile guide to local farmstands and farmers’ markets marking its first year – has been updated and refreshed for the new season, available on both iPhone and Android platforms.



Delaware Forest Service’s 2012 Urban Forestry Grant Program is now accepting applications.

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Monday, July 9, 2012

The Delaware Forest Service is now accepting applications for its annual Urban & Community Forestry Grant Program, which has awarded over $1 million to more than 200 Delaware communities and organizations since the program’s inception in 1991. Municipalities and homeowner groups can apply for up to $5000 in matched funding for projects that increase tree canopy, develop and implement tree management plans, remove hazardous trees or use trees to mitigate storm water runoff. Each applicant must match its grant on a 50-50 cost-share basis with either nonfederal funds or in-kind services (volunteer time, staff time, etc.).



Delaware hosts amateur riders’ race

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Friday, July 6, 2012

Delaware recently hosted the International Federation of Gentlemen and Lady Riders’ World Championship for Lady Riders race, with eight amateur competitors from around the world coming to Delaware Park.



Saturday racing at Delaware Park canceled due to heat

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Thursday, July 5, 2012

Live racing at Delaware Park will be canceled Saturday, July 7, due to the extreme heat being forecast, at the recommendation of Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission Chief Veterinarian Dr. John T. Peters.



Delaware’s wildland fire crew battling large blaze in Wyoming

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2012

July 3, 2012 Contact: Henry Poole, Delaware Forest Service Fire Program Administrator, 302-698-4548 email: henry.poole@delaware.gov   Twenty wildland firefighters from Delaware who battled fires in Colorado for the past week are now assigned to the massive Arapaho Fire located 28 miles northwest of Wheatland, Wyoming. The large blaze is considered “dangerous” by fire officials on the scene and is […]






  Category: Department of Agriculture

Delaware Fresh app updated for a new local food season

Department of Agriculture | Department of State | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Government Information Center | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, July 9, 2012

The Delaware Fresh app – a mobile guide to local farmstands and farmers’ markets marking its first year – has been updated and refreshed for the new season, available on both iPhone and Android platforms.



Delaware Forest Service’s 2012 Urban Forestry Grant Program is now accepting applications.

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Monday, July 9, 2012

The Delaware Forest Service is now accepting applications for its annual Urban & Community Forestry Grant Program, which has awarded over $1 million to more than 200 Delaware communities and organizations since the program’s inception in 1991. Municipalities and homeowner groups can apply for up to $5000 in matched funding for projects that increase tree canopy, develop and implement tree management plans, remove hazardous trees or use trees to mitigate storm water runoff. Each applicant must match its grant on a 50-50 cost-share basis with either nonfederal funds or in-kind services (volunteer time, staff time, etc.).



Delaware hosts amateur riders’ race

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Friday, July 6, 2012

Delaware recently hosted the International Federation of Gentlemen and Lady Riders’ World Championship for Lady Riders race, with eight amateur competitors from around the world coming to Delaware Park.



Saturday racing at Delaware Park canceled due to heat

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Thursday, July 5, 2012

Live racing at Delaware Park will be canceled Saturday, July 7, due to the extreme heat being forecast, at the recommendation of Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission Chief Veterinarian Dr. John T. Peters.



Delaware’s wildland fire crew battling large blaze in Wyoming

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2012

July 3, 2012 Contact: Henry Poole, Delaware Forest Service Fire Program Administrator, 302-698-4548 email: henry.poole@delaware.gov   Twenty wildland firefighters from Delaware who battled fires in Colorado for the past week are now assigned to the massive Arapaho Fire located 28 miles northwest of Wheatland, Wyoming. The large blaze is considered “dangerous” by fire officials on the scene and is […]