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  Category: Department of Agriculture


3rd Annual Delaware Arborist & Tree Care Seminar – Feb. 19 & 20

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Thursday, January 24, 2013

Contact: Kyle Hoyd, Delaware Forest Service, (302) 698-4578 email: kyle.hoyd@delaware.gov More information and updates: delawaretrees.com What:  3rd Annual Delaware Arborist & Tree Care Seminar When:  Tues., Feb. 19 & Wed., Feb. 20 – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day Where:  Hagley Museum, 298 Buck Rd., Wilmington, Delaware Who: Tree experts from academics and industry […]




Deer management event set for February

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Friday, January 18, 2013

Farmers, landowners and hunters are invited to learn more about managing deer populations, mitigating crop damage and improving hunting at an event sponsored by the Quality Deer Management Association’s Delaware State Chapter.




Kent County farmers honored with Environmental Stewardship Award

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Thursday, January 17, 2013

Poultry farmers Marilyn and Lee Ellers, owners of Sparrow’s Song Farm near Houston, have been recognized for their efforts to improve water quality and reduce nutrient runoff with the 2012 Environmental Stewardship Award.




J.G. Townsend, Jr. & Co. Gives Over $227,000 to Delaware’s Open Space Fund

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 28, 2012

A charitable gift of over $227,500 by Georgetown-based J.G. Townsend, Jr. & Co. to the State of Delaware Open Space Program will help fund future land preservation efforts in Sussex County.




Department of Agriculture headquarters named in honor of retired Sen. Richard S. Cordrey

Department of Agriculture | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Former state Senate President Pro Tempore and Secretary of Finance Richard S. Cordrey was honored for his 35 years in public service to the State of Delaware with the renaming of the state Department of Agriculture headquarters.







  Category: Department of Agriculture

3rd Annual Delaware Arborist & Tree Care Seminar – Feb. 19 & 20

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Thursday, January 24, 2013

Contact: Kyle Hoyd, Delaware Forest Service, (302) 698-4578 email: kyle.hoyd@delaware.gov More information and updates: delawaretrees.com What:  3rd Annual Delaware Arborist & Tree Care Seminar When:  Tues., Feb. 19 & Wed., Feb. 20 – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day Where:  Hagley Museum, 298 Buck Rd., Wilmington, Delaware Who: Tree experts from academics and industry […]




Deer management event set for February

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Friday, January 18, 2013

Farmers, landowners and hunters are invited to learn more about managing deer populations, mitigating crop damage and improving hunting at an event sponsored by the Quality Deer Management Association’s Delaware State Chapter.




Kent County farmers honored with Environmental Stewardship Award

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Thursday, January 17, 2013

Poultry farmers Marilyn and Lee Ellers, owners of Sparrow’s Song Farm near Houston, have been recognized for their efforts to improve water quality and reduce nutrient runoff with the 2012 Environmental Stewardship Award.




J.G. Townsend, Jr. & Co. Gives Over $227,000 to Delaware’s Open Space Fund

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 28, 2012

A charitable gift of over $227,500 by Georgetown-based J.G. Townsend, Jr. & Co. to the State of Delaware Open Space Program will help fund future land preservation efforts in Sussex County.




Department of Agriculture headquarters named in honor of retired Sen. Richard S. Cordrey

Department of Agriculture | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Former state Senate President Pro Tempore and Secretary of Finance Richard S. Cordrey was honored for his 35 years in public service to the State of Delaware with the renaming of the state Department of Agriculture headquarters.