Posts Tagged ‘USDA’
US Sen Coons Urges USDA to Extend Comment Period on New Rule with Major Impact to Poultry Industry
Delaware US Senator Chris Coons and Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker have sent a letter to the Secretary of the USDA urging a 180-day extension for farmers to comment on a…
Read MoreH5N1 Avian Influenza Detected At Kent Co. Broiler Operation
A case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been confirmed in a Kent County commercial broiler farm.This is the first confirmed case in central Delaware, following earlier positive test…
Read MoreGrants Available For Farmers To Plant Cover Crops
More than $540,000 will be available for the planting of cover crops in the Delaware Bay and Inland Bays watersheds of Sussex County over the next two years. The USDA…
Read MoreSummer Meals For Kids Available Through IRSD
Schools in the Indian River School District will take part in the U.S.D.A. Summer Food Service Program this year. Meals will be provided at no charge on a first-come first-served…
Read MoreFarms Pack Boxes To Help Local Families
Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Now in All of NCCo
Effective July 1, the Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) will quarantine New Castle County in its entirety due to established populations of spotted lanternfly found in Odessa. This is an…
Read MoreUSDA Taking Public Comment on Proposed Revisions to National Conservation Practice Standards
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to 49 national conservation practice standards. The proposed revisions are available in the Federal Register now until…
Read MoreUSDA to Reopen All Farm Service Agency Offices Nationwide
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that all Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices nationwide will soon reopen to provide additional administrative services to farmers and ranchers during the lapse in…
Read MoreCooking Your Thanksgiving Turkey – Tips from the USDA
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Turkey Basics: Safe Cooking (If you still need help – USDA Meat & Poultry hotline at 1-888-MPHotline /1-888-674-6854 – open year round 10am to 6pm – or online at askkaren.gov…
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