Department of Agriculture

One person in New Castle County and two horses in Kent County are recovering.

The Delaware Public Integrity Commission this week determined Scuse violated the State Code of Conduct by giving state employees non-bid contracts to board seized farm animals.

The first evidence of West Nile Virus in Delaware this year is detected in DNREC’s sentinel chickens.

After 2 years of keeping the invasive pest in New Castle County with vigilant tracking, removal and control of the population, Spotted Lanternflys are now…

The 8th Annual Delaware Arborist and Tree Care Seminar is next week at the Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington.The event was started to give arborist…

The Delaware Forest Service is, for first time, issuing turkey hunting permits through a seperate lottery. The change begins with the 2019 spring…

The Delaware Forest Service is giving out thousands of dollars in grant funding to help volunteer fire companies fight wildfires. More than $20,000 of…

Delaware’s 2018 Tree Farmer of the Year has been named.The honor goes to Doug Simpson of Bridgeville for his longtime dedication to forest conservation…

Delaware Farmers Markets recorded their second highest year for overall sales in 2017. The state’s 21 Farmers Markets grossed a total of more than $3…

Six Delaware families that have owned their farms for at least 100 years have been honored as Century Farms. The six families recognized last week were:…