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  Category: Department of Agriculture


Delaware poultry farmer named 2016 Nuffield International Farming Scholar

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Dover-area poultry farmer Georgie Cartanza is the first American to receive a Nuffield International Scholarship, one of 90 farmers from around the world to participate in the global agricultural scholarship program.




Winter application of fertilizer and manure regulated

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Delaware farmers, lawn care companies, golf courses and other nutrient handlers should not apply nutrients to the ground during the winter months, the Delaware Department of Agriculture reminds applicators.




Local Christmas trees available from Delaware farms

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Thirty Delaware farmers have fresh-cut and live Christmas trees available for First State families this holiday season, with local firs, spruces and pines in abundance – all easy to find at de.gov/christmastrees.




Delaware unveils final bee protection plan

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Monday, December 5, 2016

Delaware’s new pollinator protection plan outlines strategies, best practices, techniques and resources that beekeepers, farmers, landowners and pesticide applicators can use to help protect and enhance bees and other pollinators.




Tickets for Delaware Agricultural Industry Dinner on sale

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Tickets and sponsorships for the 46th Annual Delaware Agricultural Industry Dinner on Jan. 19 are now available.







  Category: Department of Agriculture

Delaware poultry farmer named 2016 Nuffield International Farming Scholar

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Dover-area poultry farmer Georgie Cartanza is the first American to receive a Nuffield International Scholarship, one of 90 farmers from around the world to participate in the global agricultural scholarship program.




Winter application of fertilizer and manure regulated

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Delaware farmers, lawn care companies, golf courses and other nutrient handlers should not apply nutrients to the ground during the winter months, the Delaware Department of Agriculture reminds applicators.




Local Christmas trees available from Delaware farms

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Thirty Delaware farmers have fresh-cut and live Christmas trees available for First State families this holiday season, with local firs, spruces and pines in abundance – all easy to find at de.gov/christmastrees.




Delaware unveils final bee protection plan

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Monday, December 5, 2016

Delaware’s new pollinator protection plan outlines strategies, best practices, techniques and resources that beekeepers, farmers, landowners and pesticide applicators can use to help protect and enhance bees and other pollinators.




Tickets for Delaware Agricultural Industry Dinner on sale

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Tickets and sponsorships for the 46th Annual Delaware Agricultural Industry Dinner on Jan. 19 are now available.