Local Christmas trees available from Delaware farms
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Thirty Delaware farmers have fresh-cut and live Christmas trees available for First State families this holiday season, with local firs, spruces and pines in abundance – all easy to find at de.gov/christmastrees.
Delaware unveils final bee protection plan
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Monday, December 5, 2016
Delaware’s new pollinator protection plan outlines strategies, best practices, techniques and resources that beekeepers, farmers, landowners and pesticide applicators can use to help protect and enhance bees and other pollinators.
Tickets for Delaware Agricultural Industry Dinner on sale
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Tickets and sponsorships for the 46th Annual Delaware Agricultural Industry Dinner on Jan. 19 are now available.
Applications now accepted for second round of urban agriculture and community garden micro-grants
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Organizations wanting to launch or expand an urban agriculture or community garden project to benefit their neighborhood can apply for micro-grants from the Delaware Department of Agriculture.
Three Delaware families receive Century Farm awards
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2016
DOVER — Three Delaware families which have owned their farms for at least 100 years were honored as Century Farms on Tuesday. With the inductions Tuesday, there are now 133 Century Farms in Delaware, said Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee. “Our children and grandchildren depend upon farm families such as these to ensure that we […]
