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  Category: Department of Agriculture


Mark Short Named Administrator of Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 2, 2024

The Delaware Department of Agriculture announced today that Mark Short has been named the new Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DESBF) administrator. He will begin his new role as the DESBF administrator on November 1.




DNREC and Kent Conservation District Announce Fall Cover Crop Cost Share Sign-Up Period Through Aug. 30

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Monday, June 10, 2024

The annual sign-up period for the Kent Conservation District’s popular Cover Crop Cost-Share Program – funded in part by DNREC – has opened and runs through Aug. 30. The program helps Kent County farmers offset seed, labor, and equipment costs when planting fall cover crops that help protect local water quality, build healthy soils, and capture carbon from the atmosphere.




Explore Delaware Agriculture with a Delaware Grown Road Trip

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Friday, May 24, 2024

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) ended this year’s Delaware Grown Week celebration by launching the “Delaware Grown Road Trip” to encourage residents and visitors to hop in their cars to experience Delaware’s rich and flavorful agricultural heritage, as they travel rural roads to explore Delaware’s many produce farms, farmers markets, and meet specialty crop farmers.




Delaware Forest Service Celebrates Arbor Day and Poster Contest Winners at Abbott’s Mill

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Surrounded by family members, teachers, legislators, and cabinet officials, a dozen school-aged children from across Delaware were honored during the Delaware Forest Service’s annual Arbor Day celebration held on April 26 at Abbott’s Mill Nature Center for their artistic abilities, depicting this year’s theme of “Trees are Terrific…For Outdoor Adventures!”




Delaware Forest Service Joins Daughters of the American Revolution to Establish Memorial Forest in Sussex County

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Monday, April 22, 2024

DOVER, Del. (April 22, 2024) – The Delaware Forest Service hosted the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Col. John Haslet Chapter in Dover, and other volunteers to establish a memorial plot dedicated to former State Forester Walter F. Gabel, who served in this role from 1974 to 1991. “We are excited about this DAR […]







  Category: Department of Agriculture

Mark Short Named Administrator of Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 2, 2024

The Delaware Department of Agriculture announced today that Mark Short has been named the new Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DESBF) administrator. He will begin his new role as the DESBF administrator on November 1.




DNREC and Kent Conservation District Announce Fall Cover Crop Cost Share Sign-Up Period Through Aug. 30

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Monday, June 10, 2024

The annual sign-up period for the Kent Conservation District’s popular Cover Crop Cost-Share Program – funded in part by DNREC – has opened and runs through Aug. 30. The program helps Kent County farmers offset seed, labor, and equipment costs when planting fall cover crops that help protect local water quality, build healthy soils, and capture carbon from the atmosphere.




Explore Delaware Agriculture with a Delaware Grown Road Trip

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Friday, May 24, 2024

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) ended this year’s Delaware Grown Week celebration by launching the “Delaware Grown Road Trip” to encourage residents and visitors to hop in their cars to experience Delaware’s rich and flavorful agricultural heritage, as they travel rural roads to explore Delaware’s many produce farms, farmers markets, and meet specialty crop farmers.




Delaware Forest Service Celebrates Arbor Day and Poster Contest Winners at Abbott’s Mill

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Surrounded by family members, teachers, legislators, and cabinet officials, a dozen school-aged children from across Delaware were honored during the Delaware Forest Service’s annual Arbor Day celebration held on April 26 at Abbott’s Mill Nature Center for their artistic abilities, depicting this year’s theme of “Trees are Terrific…For Outdoor Adventures!”




Delaware Forest Service Joins Daughters of the American Revolution to Establish Memorial Forest in Sussex County

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Monday, April 22, 2024

DOVER, Del. (April 22, 2024) – The Delaware Forest Service hosted the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Col. John Haslet Chapter in Dover, and other volunteers to establish a memorial plot dedicated to former State Forester Walter F. Gabel, who served in this role from 1974 to 1991. “We are excited about this DAR […]