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  Category: Department of Agriculture


First State Food System Program Opens Third Grant Application Cycle

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 18, 2024

The Delaware Council on Farm & Food Policy (Council) is accepting grant applications for Cycle 3 of the First State Food System Program. Through this program, funding is available to Delaware farmers and a diverse range of food supply chain entities. Awarded funds will aid local entities in expanding capacity, coordinating with partners in their communities, and doing their part to build resilience in Delaware’s food system.




Delaware Department of Agriculture Opens Request for Applications for Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), more than $1.7 million in competitive grant funding is available for projects designed to build resilience across the middle of Delaware’s food supply chain. The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced they are accepting applications for the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) through April 30, 2024.




Controlled Burn at Brandywine Creek State Park Aims to Boost Native Wildlife and Plant Growth

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Parks and Recreation | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is working with the Delaware Department of Agriculture to execute a controlled burn at Brandywine Creek State Park in February or March. This prescribed burn will help manage nearly 30 acres of meadowland near the park’s nature center.




2024 Arbor Day Poster Contest Now Open

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Thursday, February 1, 2024

PHOTO: Lyla Jones of Brandywine Springs Elementary (at right) was the State winner for the 2023 poster contest. Contact: Ashley Melvin, Delaware Forest Service (302) 698-4551  ashley.melvin@delaware.gov DOVER, Del. (February 1, 2024) – The Delaware Forest Service is now seeking entries for its annual Arbor Day Poster Contest, open to all K-5 public, private, homeschool, […]




Delaware Farmers Market Sales Grow to $4.14 Million in 2023

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced today that last year’s farmers markets hit an all-time high sales record. In 2023, sales from all 17 Delaware community-run farmers markets totaled $4,144,951, up $437,136 from the previous record set in 2022.







  Category: Department of Agriculture

First State Food System Program Opens Third Grant Application Cycle

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 18, 2024

The Delaware Council on Farm & Food Policy (Council) is accepting grant applications for Cycle 3 of the First State Food System Program. Through this program, funding is available to Delaware farmers and a diverse range of food supply chain entities. Awarded funds will aid local entities in expanding capacity, coordinating with partners in their communities, and doing their part to build resilience in Delaware’s food system.




Delaware Department of Agriculture Opens Request for Applications for Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), more than $1.7 million in competitive grant funding is available for projects designed to build resilience across the middle of Delaware’s food supply chain. The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced they are accepting applications for the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) through April 30, 2024.




Controlled Burn at Brandywine Creek State Park Aims to Boost Native Wildlife and Plant Growth

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Parks and Recreation | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is working with the Delaware Department of Agriculture to execute a controlled burn at Brandywine Creek State Park in February or March. This prescribed burn will help manage nearly 30 acres of meadowland near the park’s nature center.




2024 Arbor Day Poster Contest Now Open

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Thursday, February 1, 2024

PHOTO: Lyla Jones of Brandywine Springs Elementary (at right) was the State winner for the 2023 poster contest. Contact: Ashley Melvin, Delaware Forest Service (302) 698-4551  ashley.melvin@delaware.gov DOVER, Del. (February 1, 2024) – The Delaware Forest Service is now seeking entries for its annual Arbor Day Poster Contest, open to all K-5 public, private, homeschool, […]




Delaware Farmers Market Sales Grow to $4.14 Million in 2023

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced today that last year’s farmers markets hit an all-time high sales record. In 2023, sales from all 17 Delaware community-run farmers markets totaled $4,144,951, up $437,136 from the previous record set in 2022.