Free food, cooking demonstrations at Delaware State Fair
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Starting Saturday, visitors to the Department of Agriculture’s Education Building at the Delaware State Fair can learn how to make omelets, ice cream sundaes, watermelon salsa, home-brewed beer, corn salsa, and peach desserts, among other topics.
Racing at Delaware Park canceled due to heat
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Live racing at Delaware Park will be canceled July 18, 2012, due to the extreme heat being forecast.
Department of Agriculture schedules public hearings on regulations
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 12, 2012
The Delaware Department of Agriculture will be holding three public hearings next month to gather public comment on regulations under Governor Markell’s Executive Order 36, a statewide review by all agencies to identify and remove regulatory hurdles.
Department of Agriculture protects animal health at Delaware State Fair
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012
As more than 3,000 animals are carried, carted, hauled, led and ridden into the Delaware State Fair fairgrounds next week, each will get a personal welcome from a Delaware Department of Agriculture animal health inspector. It’s part of the behind-the-scenes work of the Poultry and Animal Health Section to protect the health of every chicken, horse, pony, rabbit, goat, sheep, duck, cow, pig and goat arriving at the fair.
New recipe cards draw attention to Delaware produce
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012
A series of new recipe cards will soon be popping up at farmstands and farmers’ markets across the state, giving shoppers instant ideas on how to prepare delicious Delaware produce.
