State Fair Offers Opportunity to Learn About Delaware Agriculture
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Whether you are headed to the state fair from the city, suburbs, or our rural communities, the Delaware State Fair is a perfect opportunity to learn about agriculture, the state’s top industry.
Delaware Potbellied Pig Owners Have 30 Days to Apply for an Invasive Animal Permit
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 13, 2023
On June 1, a new regulation was published in the Delaware Register of Regulations (Volume 26, Issue 12) listing potbellied pigs and feral swine of any kind as invasive. The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) is providing a 30-day grace period for potbellied pig owners to apply for an Invasive Animal Permit. Owners have until August 12 to submit an application and comply with 3 DE Admin. Code 906 Possession, Sale, or Exhibition of Non-Native and Invasive Animal Species.
Odessa FFA Students Place First in Forestry Challenge
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 28, 2023
DOVER, Del. (June 28, 2023) – Odessa High School in Townsend placed first among six Delaware high school FFA chapters that squared off at Brecknock County Park in Camden last week, at the annual “Forestry Career Development Event (CDE),” a challenging test of tree identification skills, forestry tools and knowledge, and math-related abilities. Each team […]
FFA Teams Compete at Brecknock Park on June 21
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Friday, June 16, 2023
FFA teams will square off against each other in the 2023 “Forestry Career Development Event (CDE),” a challenging test of tree identification skills, forestry tools and knowledge, and math-related abilities. Each team consists of four students who must answer both individual and team-based questions. This is the event’s sixteenth consecutive year.
Delaware Bans Trail Cameras for Recreational Use on State Wildlife Areas, State Forests, and State Parks
Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, June 1, 2023
DNREC and DDA have determined that trail cameras for recreational use are no longer to be permitted on state wildlife areas, state parks, or state forests.
