Residents should check for pesticide applicator licenses
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Delaware residents should ask pesticide contractors for their state pesticide business license information before hiring them, state agricultural officials advise. “Spring and summer are a busy season for pesticide applicators, as many people get their lawns spruced up,” said Dave Pyne, pesticides administrator for the Department of Agriculture. “We want homeowners to know that all pesticide applicators in Delaware should be licensed and certified, which ensures everyone is working by approved standards.”
Gov. Markell, cabinet secretaries join Delmarva Wellnet to celebrate success of food-scrap recycling program REPLENISH
Department of Agriculture | Department of Justice Press Releases | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, May 20, 2013
Governor Jack Markell, DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara and Delaware Department of Agriculture Secretary Ed Kee joined Delmarva Wellnet Foundation-EDEN Delmarva members to celebrate the success of the foundation’s food recycling project REPLENISH.
Specialty crop grants available
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, May 17, 2013
State officials are accepting applications from agricultural producers, nonprofit organizations, government entities, for-profit companies and educational institutions for projects promoting or enhancing the production of and access to Delaware specialty crops.
Gov. Markell Celebrates Arbor Day at Blackbird State Forest
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
At Arbor Day ceremonies today, the State of Delaware announced the $595,000 purchase of the historic Wilson Farm, 85 acres of forestland to become part of the 12,500-acre Redden State Forest near Georgetown, Sussex County. Funded by Delaware’s Open Space Preservation Program, the deal marks the latest acquisition in a multi-year “Green Horizons Project” to sustain working forests, improve water quality, and protect wildlife habitat in key environmental regions on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Nutrient Management Commission releases 2012 annual report
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The Delaware Nutrient Management Commission has released its 2012 Annual Report, documenting the progress Delaware farmers and other nutrient handlers have made in reducing nutrient runoff.
