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  Category: Department of Agriculture


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.



Delaware Invasive Species Council annual meeting on Oct. 19 at Del. Ag. Museum

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2016

The Delaware Invasive Species Council (DISC), a non-profit organization dedicated to limiting the introduction and spread of non-native and invasive plant and animal species, has adopted an election year theme for its annual meeting and conference on Oct. 19 at the Delaware Agricultural Museum in Dover (866 N. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901).

This year’s conference agenda will explore the ways that land and natural resource managers, conservationists, and others that want their voices heard are keeping up with the fight on invasive species by voting them out! Registration opens at 8:30 am and the conference will kick off at 9:00 am. Lunch and an annual membership are included in the registration fee of $40.00.






  Category: Department of Agriculture

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.



Delaware Invasive Species Council annual meeting on Oct. 19 at Del. Ag. Museum

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2016

The Delaware Invasive Species Council (DISC), a non-profit organization dedicated to limiting the introduction and spread of non-native and invasive plant and animal species, has adopted an election year theme for its annual meeting and conference on Oct. 19 at the Delaware Agricultural Museum in Dover (866 N. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901).

This year’s conference agenda will explore the ways that land and natural resource managers, conservationists, and others that want their voices heard are keeping up with the fight on invasive species by voting them out! Registration opens at 8:30 am and the conference will kick off at 9:00 am. Lunch and an annual membership are included in the registration fee of $40.00.