COVER CROP ASSISTANCE ...
BIOSECURITY MEASURES ...
Farm freezer grant funding available
Special funding available for poultry mortality management in Delaware
UD researcher studies lima bean breeding
NEWARK, Del. — Creating a lima bean with built-in disease resistance to root knot nematodes — parasitic worms that cause crop damage — takes a lot of patience and time,...
PATRONAGE DISTRIBUTION ...
MAFC announces spring payments
Ag lender to distribute $13M in cash to its stockholder-borrowers in April
Where milk is made the old way in Rehoboth Beach
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — Peer through the haze of outlet malls, crab houses, fast food establishments and beach rental shops in the coastal areas of Sussex County and there are...
NEW ROLE ...
MAFC names new chief credit officer
Agricultural lender announces promotion of Bill Rutter to chief credit officer
FUNDING AVAILABLE ...
Grants available for specialty crops
Nearly $300,000 in federal grant funding is now available for crop projects
Del. poultry growers warned after Tenn. bird flu
GEORGETOWN, Del. — Delmarva Poultry Industry urges extra vigilance after high contagious avian influenza was found in Tennessee earlier this month. A flock of 73,500 birds in Lincoln Couunty, Tenn....
NEW FACES ...
Delaware announces new state apiarist
Meghan McConnell to begin full time as the new State Apiarist in June 2017
Farmers may qualify for poultry disposal freezer grants
NEWARK, Del. — Sussex County poultry growers who qualify for a grant can get on-farm freezer collection units for free. More than $1 million in funding assistance and discounts is...