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  Category: Department of Agriculture


Department of Agriculture Issues Alert Over Green Iguanas at Apple Scrapple Festival

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Friday, October 20, 2023

The Delaware Department of Agriculture is issuing an alert regarding green iguanas that the public may have won as a prize at the Apple Scrapple Festival this year. Anyone who is not prepared to keep these reptiles, are asked to contact the Department so the iguanas can be placed in the care of one of the many reptile rescue and rehabilitation centers within the state.




Delaware State Forest Usage Reminders

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2023

DOVER, Del. (October 19, 2023) – With hunting season now open, the Delaware Department of Agriculture Forest Service would like to remind our users of regulations as they relate to State Forest lands. This information can also be found in the Delaware Hunting and Trapping Guide. To view all State Forest Rules and Regulations, please […]




Delaware Announces Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 6, 2023

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced they will be distributing $199,600 in relief funds through the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety (SPRS) Block Grant Program to eligible Delaware seafood processors, dealers, and processing vessels who were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.




Delaware Aglands Hits Milestone Permanently Preserving Over 150,000 Acres

Department of Agriculture | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2023

With the announcement of the 27th round of easement selections by the Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation, Delaware has reached a new milestone, permanently preserving 151,257 acres of farmland.




Department of Agriculture Reminds Senior Participants to Use Farmers Market Nutrition Program Benefits by October 31

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, September 18, 2023

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) is reminding senior Delawareans who registered to participate in the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program to visit local farmers markets and on-farm markets to use their benefits before they expire on October 31.







  Category: Department of Agriculture

Department of Agriculture Issues Alert Over Green Iguanas at Apple Scrapple Festival

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Friday, October 20, 2023

The Delaware Department of Agriculture is issuing an alert regarding green iguanas that the public may have won as a prize at the Apple Scrapple Festival this year. Anyone who is not prepared to keep these reptiles, are asked to contact the Department so the iguanas can be placed in the care of one of the many reptile rescue and rehabilitation centers within the state.




Delaware State Forest Usage Reminders

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2023

DOVER, Del. (October 19, 2023) – With hunting season now open, the Delaware Department of Agriculture Forest Service would like to remind our users of regulations as they relate to State Forest lands. This information can also be found in the Delaware Hunting and Trapping Guide. To view all State Forest Rules and Regulations, please […]




Delaware Announces Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 6, 2023

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced they will be distributing $199,600 in relief funds through the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety (SPRS) Block Grant Program to eligible Delaware seafood processors, dealers, and processing vessels who were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.




Delaware Aglands Hits Milestone Permanently Preserving Over 150,000 Acres

Department of Agriculture | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2023

With the announcement of the 27th round of easement selections by the Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation, Delaware has reached a new milestone, permanently preserving 151,257 acres of farmland.




Department of Agriculture Reminds Senior Participants to Use Farmers Market Nutrition Program Benefits by October 31

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, September 18, 2023

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) is reminding senior Delawareans who registered to participate in the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program to visit local farmers markets and on-farm markets to use their benefits before they expire on October 31.