Locally-grown Christmas tree shopping season under way
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2014
More than 30 Delaware farmers have Christmas trees available for First State families this holiday season, with local firs, spruces and pines in abundance – and easy to find and buy with the Delaware Fresh mobile app and the Delaware Buy Local guide, de.gov/buylocal.
Winter application of fertilizer and manure regulated in Delaware
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Monday, December 8, 2014
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 says in a reminder.
Tickets available for Delaware Agricultural Industry Dinner
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Monday, December 8, 2014
DOVER — Tickets are now available for the 44th annual Agricultural Industry Dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino. An early-bird discount is available for registrations received by December 31. Sponsored by the Delaware Council of Farm Organizations, the event began in 1971 as a way to celebrate Delaware farmers […]
Four family farms honored as Delaware Century Farms
Department of Agriculture | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Four families which have owned their farms for at least 100 years were honored as owners of Century Farms on Tuesday in a ceremony honoring Delaware agriculture’s long heritage and historic roots.
U.S. Forest Legacy Program adds 371 acres to Redden State Forest
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Friday, October 24, 2014
Thanks to funding from the U.S. Forest Service’s Forest Legacy Program, four former Glatfelter Pulp Wood, Inc. forested parcels totaling 371 acres are now part of Redden State Forest. The completion of the $1.35 million purchase this week marked the final phase of the Green Horizons Forest Legacy Program project in Delaware initiated in 2004 with the purchase of an easement on the 908-acre Ponders Tract near Ellendale.
