2025 Arbor Day Poster Contest Opens
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
DOVER, Del. (January 21, 2025)—The Delaware Forest Service is now seeking entries for its annual Arbor Day Poster Contest, open to all K- 5 public, private, homeschool, after-school, and other organized youth groups. The annual Arbor Day Poster Contest is the largest contest of its kind in the State of Delaware, with 61 schools participating […]
Protecting Poultry on Delmarva is a Priority
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Friday, January 10, 2025
With increased concern for the safety of all poultry on Delmarva, the Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced today the cancellation of all poultry-related sessions at Delaware Ag Week. This includes the Monday, January 13 afternoon and evening poultry sessions, along with the Small Flock Poultry Session on Wednesday, January 15.
Delaware Ag Week Marks 20 Years of Supporting Networking and Innovation in the Farm Community
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, January 9, 2025
Delaware producers look forward to heading to Harrington to attend this year’s Delaware Ag Week at the Delaware State Fairgrounds from January 13 – 16, 2025. Initially created as a one-stop shop for farmers, Delaware Ag Week has become a 20-year tradition for farmers across Delmarva to learn about the latest research, earn continuing education credits, and network with agribusinesses.
Update on Delaware H5 Avian Influenza Case on Kent County Farm
Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Sunday, January 5, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) has returned results from the Kent County, Del. poultry farm that was announced presumptive positive for H5 avian influenza on January 3, 2025. The poultry affected had highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza (HPAI) of the Eurasian lineage 2.3.4.4b with early indications that the virus is the D1.1 genotype found in wild birds; however, confirmation of the genotype is determined by sequencing. There is currently no timeline for the receipt of this data by the Delaware Department of Agriculture.
Delaware Announces First Presumptive Positive H5 Avian Influenza Case Detected on Kent County Farm in 2025
Department of Agriculture | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, January 3, 2025
The Delaware Department of Agriculture announced this morning that preliminary testing of a commercial broiler flock in Kent County, Del., has returned presumptive positive H5 from the University of Delaware’s Lasher Laboratory in Georgetown, part of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network. Additional samples have been sent to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) for further confirmation.
