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  Category: Department of Agriculture


Book sales to support Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Delawareans interested in learning more about the First State’s rural history can also support the Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village with the purchase of a widely acclaimed book.




Delaware Forest Service announces Arbor Day School Poster Contest winners

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2013

The Delaware Forest Service has announced that Stephen Venable of Milford’s Honor Academy is the statewide winner of its annual Arbor Day School Poster Contest, which featured the theme “Trees are terrific – in all shapes and sizes!” This year, approximately 3,600 students participated in the competition.




Sixty firefighters get hands-on wildfire training at Fire Camp

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Sixty volunteer firefighters attended the Delaware Forest Service’s 18th Annual Fire Camp on Saturday April 20 at Blackbird State Forest – an intensive one-day training session that tested their physical stamina and mental preparation and culminated with a hands-on “live-burn” fire simulation. As the capstone of the Forest Service’s  wildfire training, successful completion of the […]




Drivers urged to look out for slow-moving farm equipment

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2013

With planting season getting underway, Delaware agriculture officials are advising drivers to be on the lookout for slow-moving farm equipment along the state’s roads.




Almost 200 volunteers plant trees at Blackbird State Forest

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2013

  Almost 200 volunteers donated over 440 service hours as part of a conservation project to plant 4,000 oak and pine tree seedlings on a 10-acre parcel of Blackbird State Forest on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7. Taking advantage of the somewhat seasonable spring weather, 194 volunteers from the Smyrna area – which included 84 adults […]







  Category: Department of Agriculture

Book sales to support Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Delawareans interested in learning more about the First State’s rural history can also support the Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village with the purchase of a widely acclaimed book.




Delaware Forest Service announces Arbor Day School Poster Contest winners

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2013

The Delaware Forest Service has announced that Stephen Venable of Milford’s Honor Academy is the statewide winner of its annual Arbor Day School Poster Contest, which featured the theme “Trees are terrific – in all shapes and sizes!” This year, approximately 3,600 students participated in the competition.




Sixty firefighters get hands-on wildfire training at Fire Camp

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Sixty volunteer firefighters attended the Delaware Forest Service’s 18th Annual Fire Camp on Saturday April 20 at Blackbird State Forest – an intensive one-day training session that tested their physical stamina and mental preparation and culminated with a hands-on “live-burn” fire simulation. As the capstone of the Forest Service’s  wildfire training, successful completion of the […]




Drivers urged to look out for slow-moving farm equipment

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2013

With planting season getting underway, Delaware agriculture officials are advising drivers to be on the lookout for slow-moving farm equipment along the state’s roads.




Almost 200 volunteers plant trees at Blackbird State Forest

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2013

  Almost 200 volunteers donated over 440 service hours as part of a conservation project to plant 4,000 oak and pine tree seedlings on a 10-acre parcel of Blackbird State Forest on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7. Taking advantage of the somewhat seasonable spring weather, 194 volunteers from the Smyrna area – which included 84 adults […]