CARING FOR CHICKENS ...
UD grad named Nuffield International Farming Scholar
NEWARK, Del. — Susan Truehart Garey, animal science agent with University of Delaware Cooperative Extension, became the second UD staff member named as a Nuffield International Farming Scholar. Garey is...
FARMLAND PRESERVATION ...
CSP assistance available to Delaware farmers
Assistance is now available through the USDA's updated Conservation Stewardship Program
IMPORTANT ROLE ...
Agriculture census data to assist decision making
USDA NASS Delaware office has announced the results of the 2017 Census of Agriculture
AG EDUCATION ...
MAFC announces ag advancement scholarships
Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement awarded 18 students $10,000
INVASIVE PEST ...
Spotted lanternflies found to be flyers, not gliders
Populations of the insect have been found in New Jersey, Virginia, Delaware, other places
WATER QUALITY ...
ShoreRivers receives Perdue Foundation grant
$10,000 Perdue Foundation grant to further conservation drainage program on Delmarva
CHESAPEAKE PROTECTION ...
Water quality efforts working, bay program reports
Report: 42 percent of the bay and its tidal tributaries met clean water standards for clarity
EXPANDING HARVEST ...
Proposal to license more lobstermen postponed
More than 200 lobstermen in Maine are waiting for a state license to harvest lobster
FINANCIAL STATUS ...