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  Category: Department of Agriculture


Department Adds New Test Options and Increases Fees for Seed Lab

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 13, 2023

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced beginning January 2, 2024, their seed laboratory will offer additional testing service options to assist producers. For the first time since 1999, DDA is increasing fees for services performed by the DDA Seed Lab.




Delaware Association for Environmental Education Seeks Presentations and Award Nominations

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Urban and Community Forestry | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 13, 2023

DOVER, Del. (December 13, 2023) – The Delaware Association for Environmental Education (DAEE) is holding its 15th Annual Conference with a focus on “Nature Access for All!” on February 24, 2024, at Fred Fifer III Middle School in Camden. The keynote speaker will be Dr. McKay Jenkins, noted author and University of Delaware professor. Todd […]




LEADelaware Seats Twelve Fellows for Class VII

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Following an extensive application and interview process, LEADelaware has seated 12 fellows representing Delaware’s agriculture industry, who will begin a 2-year journey to develop leadership skills within the food, fiber, and natural resources industries. The program offers unique learning opportunities where fellows will do site visits, attend seminars and expert panels, and participate in team activities and workshops. At the end of the program, the cohort will go on an international agriculture study trip to be determined in 2025.




Delaware Poultry Owners Urged to Take Precautions Due to HPAI on Delmarva

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 21, 2023

The Delaware Department of Agriculture is urging all poultry owners, including commercial producers and backyard flock owners, to take precautions to protect their flocks from disease after a commercial broiler flock in Caroline County, Maryland, was preliminarily confirmed to have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Further confirmation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory is pending.




Delaware Experiences Increase in West Nile Virus Equine Cases

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 26, 2023

The Office of the State Veterinarian announced Delaware has had five confirmed cases and one suspected case of West Nile Virus (WNV) recently reported in Delaware horses. These are the first Delaware cases of WNV in horses in 2023, with the cases occurring between September 9 and October 16, 2023.







  Category: Department of Agriculture

Department Adds New Test Options and Increases Fees for Seed Lab

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 13, 2023

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced beginning January 2, 2024, their seed laboratory will offer additional testing service options to assist producers. For the first time since 1999, DDA is increasing fees for services performed by the DDA Seed Lab.




Delaware Association for Environmental Education Seeks Presentations and Award Nominations

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Urban and Community Forestry | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 13, 2023

DOVER, Del. (December 13, 2023) – The Delaware Association for Environmental Education (DAEE) is holding its 15th Annual Conference with a focus on “Nature Access for All!” on February 24, 2024, at Fred Fifer III Middle School in Camden. The keynote speaker will be Dr. McKay Jenkins, noted author and University of Delaware professor. Todd […]




LEADelaware Seats Twelve Fellows for Class VII

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Following an extensive application and interview process, LEADelaware has seated 12 fellows representing Delaware’s agriculture industry, who will begin a 2-year journey to develop leadership skills within the food, fiber, and natural resources industries. The program offers unique learning opportunities where fellows will do site visits, attend seminars and expert panels, and participate in team activities and workshops. At the end of the program, the cohort will go on an international agriculture study trip to be determined in 2025.




Delaware Poultry Owners Urged to Take Precautions Due to HPAI on Delmarva

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 21, 2023

The Delaware Department of Agriculture is urging all poultry owners, including commercial producers and backyard flock owners, to take precautions to protect their flocks from disease after a commercial broiler flock in Caroline County, Maryland, was preliminarily confirmed to have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Further confirmation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory is pending.




Delaware Experiences Increase in West Nile Virus Equine Cases

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 26, 2023

The Office of the State Veterinarian announced Delaware has had five confirmed cases and one suspected case of West Nile Virus (WNV) recently reported in Delaware horses. These are the first Delaware cases of WNV in horses in 2023, with the cases occurring between September 9 and October 16, 2023.