Battle of the Brews homebrewing competition accepting entries
Department of Agriculture | Kent County | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Homebrewers from around the region can compete in Delaware’s premier home-brewed beer competition, the Fourth Annual Battle of the Brews at the Delaware State Fair. The July 19 event is a Beer Judge Certification Program-sanctioned event, where certified judges will rate and rank the work of home-brewing enthusiasts, sponsored by the Delaware Department of Agriculture.
Gov. Markell celebrates Arbor Day with over 500 students at McIlvaine Early Childhood Center
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2014
Governor Jack Markell celebrated Arbor Day by joining over 500 kindergarten students at McIlvaine Early Childhood Center for a ribbon-cutting to unveil the school’s new “Tree Walk & Talk Arboretum.” Gov. Markell also honored winners of the Delaware Forest Service’s annual Arbor School Poster Contest and joined in commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the adoption of the American holly as Delaware’s state tree in 1939.
Delaware remains first in key agricultural categories, Census shows
Department of Agriculture | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, May 2, 2014
Delaware farmers are among the most productive and efficient in the nation, with the First State remaining first in the nation in the value of agricultural products sold per acre, according to U.S. Census of Agriculture data released Friday.
Mark Davis named executive director of Delaware Harness Racing Commission
Department of Agriculture | Kent County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2014
The acting executive director of the Delaware Harness Racing Commission has been named to the post permanently. Mark Davis, the Delaware Department of Agriculture’s deputy principal assistant and policy advisor, had been acting director since September 2013 after previously serving as a liaison to the harness racing industry.
Grants available for Delaware crop promotion and research
Department of Agriculture | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2014
More than $336,000 in federal grant funding is now available for projects to help produce, market or access Delaware-grown fruit, vegetables and certain other crops.
