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  Category: Department of Agriculture


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 […]




Delaware State Veterinarian takes reins of state vets’ group

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

Delaware State Veterinarian Dr. Heather Hirst has been elected president of the Northeast District of the United States Animal Health Association, the professional group of state livestock regulatory officials.




Delaware racehorse enters Hall of Fame

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Monday, July 2, 2012

Delaware Standardbred racehorse Rainbow Blue has been inducted into the Harness Racing “Living Horse” Hall of Fame, the first horse from Delaware to achieve this status.







  Category: Department of Agriculture

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 […]




Delaware State Veterinarian takes reins of state vets’ group

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

Delaware State Veterinarian Dr. Heather Hirst has been elected president of the Northeast District of the United States Animal Health Association, the professional group of state livestock regulatory officials.




Delaware racehorse enters Hall of Fame

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Monday, July 2, 2012

Delaware Standardbred racehorse Rainbow Blue has been inducted into the Harness Racing “Living Horse” Hall of Fame, the first horse from Delaware to achieve this status.