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  Category: Department of Agriculture


Winter application of fertilizer and manure regulated in Delaware

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Monday, December 8, 2014

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 says in a reminder.



Tickets available for Delaware Agricultural Industry Dinner

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Monday, December 8, 2014

DOVER — Tickets are now available for the 44th annual Agricultural Industry Dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino. An early-bird discount is available for registrations received by December 31. Sponsored by the Delaware Council of Farm Organizations, the event began in 1971 as a way to celebrate Delaware farmers […]



Four family farms honored as Delaware Century Farms

Department of Agriculture | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Four families which have owned their farms for at least 100 years were honored as owners of Century Farms on Tuesday in a ceremony honoring Delaware agriculture’s long heritage and historic roots.



U.S. Forest Legacy Program adds 371 acres to Redden State Forest

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Friday, October 24, 2014

Thanks to funding from the U.S. Forest Service’s Forest Legacy Program, four former Glatfelter Pulp Wood, Inc. forested parcels totaling 371 acres are now part of Redden State Forest. The completion of the $1.35 million purchase this week marked the final phase of the Green Horizons Forest Legacy Program project in Delaware initiated in 2004 with the purchase of an easement on the 908-acre Ponders Tract near Ellendale.



Delaware Forest Service awards over $47,000 in urban and community grants

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Friday, October 24, 2014

The Delaware Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program is awarding over $47,000 in competitive grants to fund 14 community-based tree projects in all three Delaware counties. This year, more than half of the successful projects – a total of $29,429.35 – addressed tree management issues such as the removal of hazardous trees. Overall, 11 projects were funded in New Castle County, one in Kent County, and two in Sussex County.






  Category: Department of Agriculture

Winter application of fertilizer and manure regulated in Delaware

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Monday, December 8, 2014

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 says in a reminder.



Tickets available for Delaware Agricultural Industry Dinner

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Monday, December 8, 2014

DOVER — Tickets are now available for the 44th annual Agricultural Industry Dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino. An early-bird discount is available for registrations received by December 31. Sponsored by the Delaware Council of Farm Organizations, the event began in 1971 as a way to celebrate Delaware farmers […]



Four family farms honored as Delaware Century Farms

Department of Agriculture | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Four families which have owned their farms for at least 100 years were honored as owners of Century Farms on Tuesday in a ceremony honoring Delaware agriculture’s long heritage and historic roots.



U.S. Forest Legacy Program adds 371 acres to Redden State Forest

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Friday, October 24, 2014

Thanks to funding from the U.S. Forest Service’s Forest Legacy Program, four former Glatfelter Pulp Wood, Inc. forested parcels totaling 371 acres are now part of Redden State Forest. The completion of the $1.35 million purchase this week marked the final phase of the Green Horizons Forest Legacy Program project in Delaware initiated in 2004 with the purchase of an easement on the 908-acre Ponders Tract near Ellendale.



Delaware Forest Service awards over $47,000 in urban and community grants

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Friday, October 24, 2014

The Delaware Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program is awarding over $47,000 in competitive grants to fund 14 community-based tree projects in all three Delaware counties. This year, more than half of the successful projects – a total of $29,429.35 – addressed tree management issues such as the removal of hazardous trees. Overall, 11 projects were funded in New Castle County, one in Kent County, and two in Sussex County.