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  Category: Department of Agriculture


Gov. Markell celebrates Arbor Day with over 500 students at McIlvaine Early Childhood Center

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2014

Governor Jack Markell celebrated Arbor Day by joining over 500 kindergarten students at McIlvaine Early Childhood Center for a ribbon-cutting to unveil the school’s new “Tree Walk & Talk Arboretum.” Gov. Markell also honored winners of the Delaware Forest Service’s annual Arbor School Poster Contest and joined in commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the adoption of the American holly as Delaware’s state tree in 1939.



Delaware remains first in key agricultural categories, Census shows

Department of Agriculture | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, May 2, 2014

Delaware farmers are among the most productive and efficient in the nation, with the First State remaining first in the nation in the value of agricultural products sold per acre, according to U.S. Census of Agriculture data released Friday.



Mark Davis named executive director of Delaware Harness Racing Commission

Department of Agriculture | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2014

The acting executive director of the Delaware Harness Racing Commission has been named to the post permanently. Mark Davis, the Delaware Department of Agriculture’s deputy principal assistant and policy advisor, had been acting director since September 2013 after previously serving as a liaison to the harness racing industry.



Grants available for Delaware crop promotion and research

Department of Agriculture | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2014

More than $336,000 in federal grant funding is now available for projects to help produce, market or access Delaware-grown fruit, vegetables and certain other crops.



2014 Arbor Day School Poster Contest Winners

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2014

The Delaware Forest Service has announced the winners of its annual Arbor Day School Poster Contest with a theme of “Trees are terrific… in cities and towns!” This year’s statewide winner is Isabella Garber, a fifth-grader at Christ the Teacher School in Newark. Her poster was judged the best overall on the following qualities: artistic expression, originality, neatness, and use of theme. Complete archive of winners at delawaretrees.com.






  Category: Department of Agriculture

Gov. Markell celebrates Arbor Day with over 500 students at McIlvaine Early Childhood Center

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2014

Governor Jack Markell celebrated Arbor Day by joining over 500 kindergarten students at McIlvaine Early Childhood Center for a ribbon-cutting to unveil the school’s new “Tree Walk & Talk Arboretum.” Gov. Markell also honored winners of the Delaware Forest Service’s annual Arbor School Poster Contest and joined in commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the adoption of the American holly as Delaware’s state tree in 1939.



Delaware remains first in key agricultural categories, Census shows

Department of Agriculture | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, May 2, 2014

Delaware farmers are among the most productive and efficient in the nation, with the First State remaining first in the nation in the value of agricultural products sold per acre, according to U.S. Census of Agriculture data released Friday.



Mark Davis named executive director of Delaware Harness Racing Commission

Department of Agriculture | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2014

The acting executive director of the Delaware Harness Racing Commission has been named to the post permanently. Mark Davis, the Delaware Department of Agriculture’s deputy principal assistant and policy advisor, had been acting director since September 2013 after previously serving as a liaison to the harness racing industry.



Grants available for Delaware crop promotion and research

Department of Agriculture | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2014

More than $336,000 in federal grant funding is now available for projects to help produce, market or access Delaware-grown fruit, vegetables and certain other crops.



2014 Arbor Day School Poster Contest Winners

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2014

The Delaware Forest Service has announced the winners of its annual Arbor Day School Poster Contest with a theme of “Trees are terrific… in cities and towns!” This year’s statewide winner is Isabella Garber, a fifth-grader at Christ the Teacher School in Newark. Her poster was judged the best overall on the following qualities: artistic expression, originality, neatness, and use of theme. Complete archive of winners at delawaretrees.com.