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  Category: Department of Agriculture


Smokey Bear teaches first-grade students about fire safety

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Never hibernating when it comes to fire safety, Smokey Bear will again bring his message of wildfire prevention to Delaware first-grade students this October.




Delaware specialty crop projects receive federal funding

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Ten research and marketing projects supporting Delaware specialty crops will receive more than $240,000 in funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.




Consumers cautioned on heating oil purchases

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Delaware authorities say that consumers who purchase winter heating oil should take precautions to protect their pocketbooks against faulty equipment or unscrupulous fuel retailers.




Farm to School program marks ‘Watermelon Wednesday’ in school cafeterias across Delaware

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Tens of thousands of students across the state will get slices of Delaware deliciousness with their lunches, with all 19 state school districts joining together to serve the fresh, locally-grown fruit on lunch lines.




Thoroughbred Racing Commission leadership changes

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 7, 2012

Governor Jack Markell has appointed Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commissioner W. Duncan Patterson as new chairman and Commissioner Edward J. Stegemeier as new secretary of the commission.







  Category: Department of Agriculture

Smokey Bear teaches first-grade students about fire safety

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Never hibernating when it comes to fire safety, Smokey Bear will again bring his message of wildfire prevention to Delaware first-grade students this October.




Delaware specialty crop projects receive federal funding

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Ten research and marketing projects supporting Delaware specialty crops will receive more than $240,000 in funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.




Consumers cautioned on heating oil purchases

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Delaware authorities say that consumers who purchase winter heating oil should take precautions to protect their pocketbooks against faulty equipment or unscrupulous fuel retailers.




Farm to School program marks ‘Watermelon Wednesday’ in school cafeterias across Delaware

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Tens of thousands of students across the state will get slices of Delaware deliciousness with their lunches, with all 19 state school districts joining together to serve the fresh, locally-grown fruit on lunch lines.




Thoroughbred Racing Commission leadership changes

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 7, 2012

Governor Jack Markell has appointed Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commissioner W. Duncan Patterson as new chairman and Commissioner Edward J. Stegemeier as new secretary of the commission.