UPDATED: Funeral for Maryland District 38A Delegate Charles Otto Today

UPDATED – 10/24/25 – Funeral services for District 38-A Delegate Charles Otto will be held this morning at the Hinman Funeral Home in Princess Anne.聽 The service begins at 11am followed by interment at Allen United Methodist Church Cemetery.聽聽 =================================== Maryland District 38A Delegate Charles Otto has passed. Otto has been a member of the…

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Report : Delmarva Chicken Industry Impacted By Pandemic

Delmarva Chicken Association

Shifts in demand and challenges related to keeping workers at processing facilities safe during the COVID-19 pandemic had an effect on the chicken industry in 2020, according to a report prepared by the Delmarva Chicken Association. 570-million chickens were raised with a wholesale value of $3.4-billion. That was a five-percent decline from 2019. “Restaurants, hotels,…

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Introducing… The Delmarva Chicken Association

Delmarva Chicken Association

A trade association formed 72 years ago to look out for the interests of Delmarva’s huge poultry industry has a new name and a new brand. Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc. will henceforth be known as Delmarva Chicken Association. The idea developed out of a strategic plan two years ago. The goal is to clarify the…

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Contract Poultry Growers May Qualify For Relief

Del. Gov. John Carney (left) and Md. Gov. Larry Hogan (right) discuss an agricultural relief program in Hurlock, Md.

Delaware Governor John Carney and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Monday announced a grant program that will assist contract poultry growers who have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The two governors gathered in Hurlock, Md. to make the announcement. Growers were not eligible for the USFA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. “When you talk about contract…

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#StillFarming Reminders Pop Up Around Delmarva

#StillFarming

During your travels around Delmarva, you may spot a sign, #StillFarming. The Delaware Farm Bureau is joining its neighbors in Maryland, The Sussex and Kent Farm Bureaus, Delmarva Poultry Industry as well as Maryland Grain Producers in demonstrating that during the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers are still farming. It鈥檚 an effort to show their tenacity and…

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Maryland to Sample Air Quality on Lower Eastern Shore

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Maryland officials are set to sample the air quality on the lower Eastern Shore, specifically the effects from large poultry houses. The Maryland Department of the Environment announced Tuesday that monitoring stations will collect preliminary data on ammonia and particulate matter levels near poultry houses for comparison with air quality elsewhere in the state. The…

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