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  Category: Department of Agriculture


Delaware Aglands Permanently Preserves 3,800 Acres; Largest Number of Inland Bays Easements Ever Selected

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2022

During a stop at the Delaware Agriculture Education & Commodities Building at the Delaware State Fair, Governor John Carney announced an additional 3,827 acres on 54 farms are now permanently preserved for future generations.




First 2022 Delaware Evidence of West Nile Virus Detected in DNREC’s Sentinel Chickens

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Friday, July 22, 2022

West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in Delaware the first time for 2022 in a sentinel chicken, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today.




After arriving in Delaware in 2017, spotted lanternfly now confirmed in Sussex County

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Five years after the first confirmed spotted lanternfly was found in New Castle County in 2017, the spotted lanternfly has made its way to Sussex County, creating a statewide quarantine for this invasive pest.




Funding Available for Tree-Planting Projects

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 7, 2022

State agencies and non-governmental organizations with 501(c)(3) status have until July 1 to submit funding request proposals for reforestation projects through the Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative (TEDI).




Governor Carney Honors Four Century Farm Families, 2022 Marks 35th Year of Delaware Century Farm Program

Department of Agriculture | Governor John Carney | News | Date Posted: Monday, May 16, 2022

Governor Carney, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Nikko Brady, and state legislators honored four Delaware farm families for their commitment to keeping farmland within the family for 100 years.







  Category: Department of Agriculture

Delaware Aglands Permanently Preserves 3,800 Acres; Largest Number of Inland Bays Easements Ever Selected

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2022

During a stop at the Delaware Agriculture Education & Commodities Building at the Delaware State Fair, Governor John Carney announced an additional 3,827 acres on 54 farms are now permanently preserved for future generations.




First 2022 Delaware Evidence of West Nile Virus Detected in DNREC’s Sentinel Chickens

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Friday, July 22, 2022

West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in Delaware the first time for 2022 in a sentinel chicken, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today.




After arriving in Delaware in 2017, spotted lanternfly now confirmed in Sussex County

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Five years after the first confirmed spotted lanternfly was found in New Castle County in 2017, the spotted lanternfly has made its way to Sussex County, creating a statewide quarantine for this invasive pest.




Funding Available for Tree-Planting Projects

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 7, 2022

State agencies and non-governmental organizations with 501(c)(3) status have until July 1 to submit funding request proposals for reforestation projects through the Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative (TEDI).




Governor Carney Honors Four Century Farm Families, 2022 Marks 35th Year of Delaware Century Farm Program

Department of Agriculture | Governor John Carney | News | Date Posted: Monday, May 16, 2022

Governor Carney, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Nikko Brady, and state legislators honored four Delaware farm families for their commitment to keeping farmland within the family for 100 years.