USDA seeks feedback from Delaware farmers on 2017 small grains production
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Friday, September 8, 2017
Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse is reminding farmers to complete the small grain production survey that has been sent out to nearly 300 producers by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The agency is taking a comprehensive look into the 2017 production and supply of small grains, which include wheat, oats, barley, and rye.
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.
