Delaware State Veterinarian takes reins of state vets’ group
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Delaware State Veterinarian Dr. Heather Hirst has been elected president of the Northeast District of the United States Animal Health Association, the professional group of state livestock regulatory officials.
Delaware racehorse enters Hall of Fame
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Monday, July 2, 2012
Delaware Standardbred racehorse Rainbow Blue has been inducted into the Harness Racing “Living Horse” Hall of Fame, the first horse from Delaware to achieve this status.
Delaware’s 20 wildland firefighters now battling Colorado’s Pine Ridge Fire
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, July 2, 2012
Delaware’s crew of 20 wildland firefighters is now assigned to the Pine Ridge Fire, located 13 miles northeast of Grand Junction, Colorado.
Delaware launches pilot EBT program at farmers’ markets
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Thursday, June 28, 2012
Clients of Delaware’s Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program can now buy vegetables, fruit and other items with their benefit cards at several farmers’ markets.
Delaware Loan Program Helping Spread Irrigation to More than 850 Acres of Farmland
Department of Agriculture | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, June 25, 2012
More than 850 acres of Delaware farmland will be irrigated this year with support from an innovative economic development and agricultural loan program now marking its first year.
