Pesticide container recycling program begins
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Agricultural growers and commercial pesticide applicators can help get empty pesticide containers out of the waste stream through a recycling program from the Delaware Department of Agriculture.
Book sales to support Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Delawareans interested in learning more about the First State’s rural history can also support the Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village with the purchase of a widely acclaimed book.
Delaware Forest Service announces Arbor Day School Poster Contest winners
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The Delaware Forest Service has announced that Stephen Venable of Milford’s Honor Academy is the statewide winner of its annual Arbor Day School Poster Contest, which featured the theme “Trees are terrific – in all shapes and sizes!” This year, approximately 3,600 students participated in the competition.
Sixty firefighters get hands-on wildfire training at Fire Camp
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Sixty volunteer firefighters attended the Delaware Forest Service’s 18th Annual Fire Camp on Saturday April 20 at Blackbird State Forest – an intensive one-day training session that tested their physical stamina and mental preparation and culminated with a hands-on “live-burn” fire simulation. As the capstone of the Forest Service’s wildfire training, successful completion of the […]
Drivers urged to look out for slow-moving farm equipment
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
With planting season getting underway, Delaware agriculture officials are advising drivers to be on the lookout for slow-moving farm equipment along the state’s roads.
