Delaware announces presumptive positive avian influenza case in Kent County backyard poultry flock
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, November 7, 2025
DOVER, Del. — The Delaware Department of Agriculture announced today that testing of a Kent County backyard poultry flock has returned presumptive positive for H5 HPAI (avian influenza). State officials have quarantined and are monitoring the affected premises, where a mixed species poultry flock has experienced a high death rate. The remaining poultry are being […]
Slugger On Deck Scores in DSBF Prelim
Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund | Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, November 7, 2025
DOVER, Del. — Jo Ann Looney-King’s homebred Slugger On Deck (pictured above) parlayed a pocket trip into a 1:53.1 win in his $20,000 first-round division of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund series for 2-year-old male pacers on Thursday (Nov. 6) at Bally’s Dover. Watch Em Win and Roman Raider captured the other splits. In the […]
Delaware Department of Human Resources Hosts Fireside Chat Honoring Veterans and Military Families
Department of Human Resources | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, November 6, 2025
NEW CASTLE, Del – The Delaware Department of Human Resources (DHR) Division of People and Culture, in partnership with the Delaware Department of Veterans Affairs and the Delaware National Guard, brought together veterans and state leaders yesterday for a Veterans Day and National Veterans and Military Families Month Fireside Chat. The conversation, themed “Unified by […]
Delaware Survey Reveals Opportunities to Increase Awareness of PFAS
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, November 6, 2025
A new statewide survey from DNREC finds that while many Delawareans are still learning about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” a meaningful share of residents are aware of the issue and taking steps to reduce exposure.
Glenville Hollow Farms of Bridgeville honored with 2025 Environmental Stewardship Award
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Glenville Hollow Farms of Bridgeville was recognized as the 2025 Environmental Stewardship Award winner during Tuesday’s Delaware Nutrient Management Commission Meeting. DOVER, Del. — A longtime Sussex County agricultural family was recognized for its commitment to top environmental practices during Tuesday’s Delaware Nutrient Management Commission Meeting. Glenville Hollow Farms of Bridgeville, owned by Steven […]
