Posts Tagged ‘Agriculture’
Delaware Business-Related Successes to be Highlighted Next Week at the U.S. Capitol
An event at the U.S. Capitol next week will bring together close to two dozen Delaware businesses from breweries to…
Read MoreDelmarva Chicken Association Awards Scholarships To Seven Students
The Delmarva Chicken Association has presented seven students with more than $17,000 in scholarship money as they pursue college and graduate studies related to Delmarva chicken industry…
Read MoreDel. Honors 4 More Century Farm Families
Four Delaware farm families have been recognized by the Delaware Century Farm Program.
The program was established in 1987 to honor families who have owned and farmed…
Chicken Chat: Delmarva Chicken Association Releases 2021 Facts
Chicken is a big deal on Delmarva.
How big?
According to the Delmarva Chicken Association 2021 fact sheet, the region’s chicken community produced 567-million chickens last year, generating…
National Agriculture Day: Maryland Honors Century Farms
On National Agriculture Day, Maryland honored the families that have taken part in farming – sometimes for generations.
Eight Maryland…
Read MoreSen. Coons, Other Senators Seek Expansion Of H2-B Visa Cap, Quick Approval Of Applications
Two federal department heads are being asked to release the maximum allowable number of H-2B visas for Fiscal Year 2022, and to expedite the processing of these…
Read MoreDelmarva Chicken Association Opens Scholarship Applications
The Delmarva Chicken Association is accepting applications for college scholarships from students who are interested in chicken-related careers.
The DCA is…
Read MoreGov. Carney Releases Delaware Climate Action Plan
Volunteers Invited For Mountaire Farms’ Thanksgiving For Thousands
Thanksgiving for Thousands is still more than two weeks away, but Mountaire Farms said Wednesday that preparations are well underway.
Volunteer…
Read MorePostal Service Lapses Impact Del. Agriculture
The Delaware Farm Bureau wants the US Postal Service to step up its game.
Leadership with the Farm Bureau have sent…
Read MoreMd. Directs COVID Relief Toward Agriculture, Seafood Industry
Maryland farmers, producers and watermen that have been impacted by the pandemic could be eligible for COVID relief funding.
Governor Larry…
Read MoreFirst Responders Get Training In Grain Bin Rescues
It’s dangerous, and a rescue is treacherous, when a farm worker falls into a grain bin or tower.
Delaware first responders…
Read MoreMore Del. Farmland To Be Preserved
Delaware looks to preserve an additional 5,500 acres of land for future generations to farm.
The Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation…
Read MoreMountaire Farms first in the nation to become One Health Certified
Delaware Grown Week Celebrates State’s Agricultural Diversity, Accessibility
The week-long Delaware Grown Week campaign highlights the fruits, vegetables and value-added agricultural products produced in the first state. An official kick-off of the event was held at…
Read MoreFirst Ever Delmarva Farmers Union Convention Held Over the Weekend
Area farmers converged on Pocomoke City this weekend for the first annual Delmarva Farmers Union Convention. The inaugural event kicked off what organizers hope to be an annual…
Read MoreDelaware Wildland Firefighters to Return from Idaho Thursday
Delaware’s wildfire after completing their final shift on Division Alpha of the Cougar Fire. The crew are…