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  Category: Department of Agriculture


Winter application of fertilizer and manure regulated

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2016

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 reminds applicators.




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.







  Category: Department of Agriculture

Winter application of fertilizer and manure regulated

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2016

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 reminds applicators.




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.