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  Category: Department of Agriculture


DSBF 3-Year-Old Stakes Headline June 16-18 Harrington Racing

Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund | Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2025

HARRINGTON, DE – Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes for 3-year-olds will headline the June 16-18 racing action at Harrington Raceway as nine $20,00 divisions will go post ward to complete the first of two elimination legs. The top 8 point earners from the eliminations will return to compete in $110,000 finals on July 17, opening […]




Delaware Forest Service Mobilized Wildfire Engine to Grand Junction, CO

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Friday, July 18, 2025

(Dover, DE) July 17th, 2025 – The Delaware Forest Service has mobilized E-613, a newly built Type 6 wildland fire engine, with three crew members from Blackbird State Forest to the Turner Gulch wildfire in Grand Junction, Colorado. The crew, consisting of Sam Topper (ENGB; Engine Boss), Aiden Binko, and Tom Hairgrove (FFT2; Fire Fighter […]




Funding Available for Tree Planting Projects

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Forest Service | Newsroom | Urban and Community Forestry | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Organizations seeking grant funding for Spring 2026 tree planting projects as part of the state’s Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative have until July 21 to submit their application.




Funding Available to Increase Competitiveness of Delaware Specialty Crops

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 4, 2025

DOVER, DE (June 4, 2025) — The Delaware Department of Agriculture is now accepting proposals for the 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The federal Farm Bill is allotting approximately $340,000 through a competitive grant process to fund innovative projects supporting specialty crops and creating new and better markets for the Delaware specialty crop industry. […]




Notification to Equine Owners about Fumonisin-Contaminated Feed

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Friday, May 30, 2025

DOVER, DE (May 30, 2025) – The Office of the State Veterinarian is notifying the public of cases of neurologic disease in horses in the Kent County area. Many of the cases have been associated with feeding a corn-based feed. Anyone using feed purchased in April is encouraged to contact their supplier to see if […]







  Category: Department of Agriculture

DSBF 3-Year-Old Stakes Headline June 16-18 Harrington Racing

Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund | Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2025

HARRINGTON, DE – Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes for 3-year-olds will headline the June 16-18 racing action at Harrington Raceway as nine $20,00 divisions will go post ward to complete the first of two elimination legs. The top 8 point earners from the eliminations will return to compete in $110,000 finals on July 17, opening […]




Delaware Forest Service Mobilized Wildfire Engine to Grand Junction, CO

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Friday, July 18, 2025

(Dover, DE) July 17th, 2025 – The Delaware Forest Service has mobilized E-613, a newly built Type 6 wildland fire engine, with three crew members from Blackbird State Forest to the Turner Gulch wildfire in Grand Junction, Colorado. The crew, consisting of Sam Topper (ENGB; Engine Boss), Aiden Binko, and Tom Hairgrove (FFT2; Fire Fighter […]




Funding Available for Tree Planting Projects

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Forest Service | Newsroom | Urban and Community Forestry | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Organizations seeking grant funding for Spring 2026 tree planting projects as part of the state’s Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative have until July 21 to submit their application.




Funding Available to Increase Competitiveness of Delaware Specialty Crops

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 4, 2025

DOVER, DE (June 4, 2025) — The Delaware Department of Agriculture is now accepting proposals for the 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The federal Farm Bill is allotting approximately $340,000 through a competitive grant process to fund innovative projects supporting specialty crops and creating new and better markets for the Delaware specialty crop industry. […]




Notification to Equine Owners about Fumonisin-Contaminated Feed

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Friday, May 30, 2025

DOVER, DE (May 30, 2025) – The Office of the State Veterinarian is notifying the public of cases of neurologic disease in horses in the Kent County area. Many of the cases have been associated with feeding a corn-based feed. Anyone using feed purchased in April is encouraged to contact their supplier to see if […]