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  Category: Department of Agriculture


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.




Applications now accepted for second round of urban agriculture and community garden micro-grants

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Organizations wanting to launch or expand an urban agriculture or community garden project to benefit their neighborhood can apply for micro-grants from the Delaware Department of Agriculture.




Three Delaware families receive Century Farm awards

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2016

DOVER — Three Delaware families which have owned their farms for at least 100 years were honored as Century Farms on Tuesday. With the inductions Tuesday, there are now 133 Century Farms in Delaware, said Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee. “Our children and grandchildren depend upon farm families such as these to ensure that we […]




Veteran sought for beekeeping opportunity

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Monday, November 14, 2016

DOVER — Delaware veterans interested in beekeeping can apply to be part of the Planting Hope Apiary project, the Delaware Department of Agriculture announced. One veteran will be selected to receive training and mentoring, beehive materials, protective gear, and bees to help establish the hives. Extraction and honey bottling equipment will be arranged, with the […]




$300,000 awarded to Delaware crop projects

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Eight educational and research projects supporting Delaware crops will receive more than $300,000 in federal funding.







  Category: Department of Agriculture

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.




Applications now accepted for second round of urban agriculture and community garden micro-grants

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Organizations wanting to launch or expand an urban agriculture or community garden project to benefit their neighborhood can apply for micro-grants from the Delaware Department of Agriculture.




Three Delaware families receive Century Farm awards

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2016

DOVER — Three Delaware families which have owned their farms for at least 100 years were honored as Century Farms on Tuesday. With the inductions Tuesday, there are now 133 Century Farms in Delaware, said Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee. “Our children and grandchildren depend upon farm families such as these to ensure that we […]




Veteran sought for beekeeping opportunity

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Monday, November 14, 2016

DOVER — Delaware veterans interested in beekeeping can apply to be part of the Planting Hope Apiary project, the Delaware Department of Agriculture announced. One veteran will be selected to receive training and mentoring, beehive materials, protective gear, and bees to help establish the hives. Extraction and honey bottling equipment will be arranged, with the […]




$300,000 awarded to Delaware crop projects

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Eight educational and research projects supporting Delaware crops will receive more than $300,000 in federal funding.