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.
New disposal program offered for old pesticides
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
The Department of Agriculture’s new Environmental Sweep Program will help farmers, commercial pesticide applicators, nurseries, greenhouses, golf courses and pest control companies dispose of unwanted, outdated or cancelled pesticides.
Two noxious weeds targeted by Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Two weeds that have been gradually spreading into Delaware fields and threatening farm crops are now being targeted by the Delaware Department of Agriculture.
Delaware Forest Service’s Erich Burkentine leading Maryland wildfire crew
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Delaware Forest Service forester Erich Burkentine of Milton is now leading a 20-person team of wildland firefighters from Maryland that is part of 1,148 personnel battling the Trinity Ridge Fire near Boise, Idaho that has burned an estimated 94,718 acres at a cost of $14.3 million to date. So far, the blaze is only 5 […]
