Somerset County Fair offers family fun for all
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — The Somerset County and Agricultural Fair is celebrating 75 years of providing old-fashioned country entertainment for the whole family. The county fair, held during the last...
UD drone work covers two bases
GEORGETOWN, Del. — Each week for the last several months, Dr. Jarrod Miller, University of Delaware Extension agronomist, has launched an unmanned aerial vehicle, more commonly known as a drone,...
Delaware's record mosquito season isn't over yet
WILMINGTON, Del. — Exaggerated reports of mosquitoes the size of vultures have stopped pouring in to Delaware’s mosquito control offices, but there is still a full season of battling the...
UD drone program responds to industry needs
NEWARK, Del. — A 2017 article in Time magazine listed drone traffic controller as one of “The 6 Jobs Everyone Will Want in 2040.” With companies like Amazon and Google...
COMING EVENT ...
Delaware Pumpkin Carve Festival set for October
Festival to begin on Oct. 26 when 50 carvers and their teams meet their assigned pumpkins
Sen. Carper visits Del. farm to highlight Farm Bill
HARRINGTON, Del. — U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., was in Harrington Tuesday morning to highlight the passage of an amendment in the Farm Bill aimed at helping agricultural producers improve operations...
PROTECTING POLLINATORS ...
Honeybees finding it harder to eat at hot spot
For more than a decade, bees and other pollinators in America have been dwindling
Trapping bugs, helping farmers
NEWARK, Del. — Since the early 1970s, the University of Delaware’s Cooperative Extension Integrated Pest Management program has coordinated a statewide insect trapping program—which includes black light traps and pheromone...
EQUINE HEALTH ...
Fewer flies equals less stress for you & your horse
With Solitude® IGR, you and your horse can enjoy a more peaceful stable
GROWING LESSONS ...