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  Category: Department of Agriculture


Racing at Delaware Park canceled due to heat

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Live racing at Delaware Park will be canceled July 18, 2012, due to the extreme heat being forecast.




Department of Agriculture schedules public hearings on regulations

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Thursday, July 12, 2012

The Delaware Department of Agriculture will be holding three public hearings next month to gather public comment on regulations under Governor Markell’s Executive Order 36, a statewide review by all agencies to identify and remove regulatory hurdles.




Department of Agriculture protects animal health at Delaware State Fair

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012

As more than 3,000 animals are carried, carted, hauled, led and ridden into the Delaware State Fair fairgrounds next week, each will get a personal welcome from a Delaware Department of Agriculture animal health inspector. It’s part of the behind-the-scenes work of the Poultry and Animal Health Section to protect the health of every chicken, horse, pony, rabbit, goat, sheep, duck, cow, pig and goat arriving at the fair.




New recipe cards draw attention to Delaware produce

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012

A series of new recipe cards will soon be popping up at farmstands and farmers’ markets across the state, giving shoppers instant ideas on how to prepare delicious Delaware produce.




Second annual home-brew beer competition set for Delaware State Fair

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

More than 300 bottles of home-brewed beer will compete for top honors next week as part of the Second Annual Battle of the Brews at the Delaware State Fair, sponsored by the Delaware Department of Agriculture. The July 21 event is Delaware’s only Beer Judge Certification Program-sanctioned event, where professional judges rate the work of home brewing enthusiasts in the First State.







  Category: Department of Agriculture

Racing at Delaware Park canceled due to heat

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Live racing at Delaware Park will be canceled July 18, 2012, due to the extreme heat being forecast.




Department of Agriculture schedules public hearings on regulations

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Thursday, July 12, 2012

The Delaware Department of Agriculture will be holding three public hearings next month to gather public comment on regulations under Governor Markell’s Executive Order 36, a statewide review by all agencies to identify and remove regulatory hurdles.




Department of Agriculture protects animal health at Delaware State Fair

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012

As more than 3,000 animals are carried, carted, hauled, led and ridden into the Delaware State Fair fairgrounds next week, each will get a personal welcome from a Delaware Department of Agriculture animal health inspector. It’s part of the behind-the-scenes work of the Poultry and Animal Health Section to protect the health of every chicken, horse, pony, rabbit, goat, sheep, duck, cow, pig and goat arriving at the fair.




New recipe cards draw attention to Delaware produce

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012

A series of new recipe cards will soon be popping up at farmstands and farmers’ markets across the state, giving shoppers instant ideas on how to prepare delicious Delaware produce.




Second annual home-brew beer competition set for Delaware State Fair

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

More than 300 bottles of home-brewed beer will compete for top honors next week as part of the Second Annual Battle of the Brews at the Delaware State Fair, sponsored by the Delaware Department of Agriculture. The July 21 event is Delaware’s only Beer Judge Certification Program-sanctioned event, where professional judges rate the work of home brewing enthusiasts in the First State.