Whether one hive or one hundred, it’s important to register your bee hive
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Thursday, September 7, 2017
Healthy Bees are essential to Delaware’s vegetable production and agricultural economy. Delaware’s beekeeping laws aim to reduce the impact of stressors through specific requirements of all beekeepers in the state, such as hive registration, colony and equipment inspection for sale, trade or gifting of bees.
Delaware Department of Agriculture warns Delawareans about pesticide application scam
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 22, 2017
In the scam, the homeowner is told that they must leave their house for a period of twelve hours while the individual sprays crops in the nearby vicinity. There are some indicators that these visits are a scam in an attempt to get the homeowner to leave their house unattended. There are currently no agricultural pesticide spraying practices in Delaware that would require one to leave their home.
West Nile Virus confirmed in Delaware horse
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2017
The Office of the State Veterinarian today announced the Delaware’s first case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in a horse in 2017. This is the first confirmed case of WNV in a horse in Delaware since 2015.
Supporting Delaware growers to meet third party food safety trends
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Thursday, August 10, 2017
Delaware fruit and vegetable growers can now receive financial support in obtaining a third party audit to verify they are following effective food safety practices. The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) is extending its Food Safety Audit Cost-Share Program for growers to include any third party food safety audit, not just USDA Harmonized GAP audits.
Equine vaccinations essential during peak mosquito season
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Late summer coincides with peak mosquito season, which brings an increased risk of mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) for humans, but also for horses.
“Owners are encouraged to talk to their veterinarian about having their horses vaccinated against these viruses,” said Delaware State Veterinarian Dr. Heather Hirst.
