The Farmers’ Market at Sea Colony will begin its 13th season on June 7, from 8 a.m. noon. The producers-only farmers’ market runs every Wednesday in June, July and August from 8 a.m. until noon at the Marketplace at Sea Colony, across from the Sea Colony towers.
It’s time to make strawberry shortcake, strawberry pie, strawberry smoothies and all things strawberry from fresh, local berries found at the Historic Lewes Farmers’ Market this Saturday, May 13.
The Delaware Department of Agriculture has partnered with Pasa Sustainable Agriculture to assist frontline farm and meatpacking workers who live or work in Delaware in receiving a one-time $600 relief payment through the Farm & Food Workers Relief Program (FFWR).
The original Delmarva Chicken Festival will return to Salisbury, Md., on Oct. 7 at Perdue Stadium, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first broiler chicken farm on Delmarva with live performances and family activities.
Remember the old Joni Mitchell song lyrics, “They paved paradise and they put up a parking lot?” Well, in that number, “They took all the trees, and put them in a tree museum,” and if progress continues unabated in Delaware, this paradise might well become museum-worthy.
Delmarva Chicken Association (DCA) has launched a year-long educational campaign, “Growing for 100 Years,” to celebrate the innovation and growth of the meat chicken industry, which began a century ago in Ocean View.
During the Farmers Market Managers Summit held during Delaware Ag Week this week, the Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced that last year’s farmers’ markets hit an all-time high sales record of $3.7 million.
For 16 years, the Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) has awarded scholarships to small-scale Delmarva farmers to attend sustainable-farming conferences, including PASA Farming for the Future Conference, Future Harvest CASA Conference and Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Conference.
Delmarva small-farmers interested in learning more about sustainable practices and focused on growing for the local market can apply now for the 2023 Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) scholarship program. Completed applications are due no later than Friday, Dec. 16.
Mountaire Farms has launched a new scholarship program aimed at high-school seniors on Delmarva who are interested in helping feed the world.
Sussex County 4-H held its annual Achievement Event on Saturday, Sept. 24. More than 120 members and families attended the event, which had a “Harvest Nights with 4-H” theme. A variety of awards were given to youth and volunteers for their time and commitment to the Sussex 4-H program.
During a stop at the Delaware Agriculture Education & Commodities Building at the Delaware State Fair last week, Gov. John Carney announced that an additional 3,827 acres on 54 farms are now permanently preserved for future generations.
The Historic Lewes Farmers’ Market will be held at George H.P. Smith Park in Lewes on Saturday, Aug. 6, from 8 a.m. to noon, with this week’s market featuring a celebration of the tomato. It’s “Mater Madness” this Saturday as the HLFM celebrates its favorite fruit to kick off National Farmer…
The Chesapeake Agriculture Innovation Center (CAIC) offers free help to value-added agricultural producers in Maryland and Delaware, the group recently reported. Offerings include:
The Delaware Farm Bureau this week announced that farmer Wm. Donald “Don” Clifton II is its new executive director.
It could be that the spirit of Cecile Steele will join those attending the kick-off dinner for the Ocean View Historical Society’s Delmarva Chicken Festival, at The Café on 26 on Atlantic Avenue (Route 26), on Thursday, May 19.
The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced recently that, beginning on April 29, the Delaware Council on Farm & Food Policy (Council) would be accepting grant applications for projects to enable local entities to address challenges, stabilize, strengthen and build resilience …
This week, 30 food and agriculture groups released the sixth annual Feeding the Economy report (https://feedingtheeconomy.com/), a historic farm-to-fork economic analysis revealing how the sectors influence the local and broader United States economies. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, …
We hear about invasive plants these days, and it seems like their characteristics are great in a garden — low care, spreads nicely, easy to grow. Perfect, right? NO!
Testing has confirmed a case of avian influenza on a Delaware poultry farm that showed increased mortality this wee. Following an investigation by the Delaware Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory has confirmed poultry from t…
Cases of Eurasian H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were detected in wild birds in Delaware in recent days, officials reported this week, as the bird flu continues to spread in the United States.
The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) recently issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the 2022 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The federal Farm Bill is allotting approximately $320,000 through a competitive grant process to fund innovative projects supporting specialty crops, an…
The Historic Lewes Farmers Market is now open for farmers/producers to apply for a spot in the 2022 market season. The Saturday market opens at George H.P. Smith Park in Lewes on May 7 and ends on Nov. 19. The Wednesday market at Crooked Hammock Brewery runs from June 1 through Sept. 28. Far…
Joanne K. Guilfoil of Selbyville has published the second of three books about chickens on Delmarva. The first was an ABC book, also translated into Spanish, for pre-readers and non-English speaking adults. Copies are available at Delaware beach bookstores and online at www.Shorebooksllc.com…
More than $540,000 is available to plant cover crops in the Delaware Bay and Inland Bays watersheds of Sussex County over the next two years.
Small Delmarva farmers interested in learning more about sustainable agriculture practices and focused on growing for the local market can apply now for the 2022 Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) scholarship program. Completed applications are due no later than Friday, Dec. 17.
U.S. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) this week celebrated the start of the distribution of approximately $6.75 million in direct payments announced last week for Delaware chicken growers who suffered losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gov. John Carney, the Delaware Department of Agriculture and the Delaware Council on Farm & Food Policy on Nov. 18 announced a $2 million investment in seed funding to establish the First State Integrated Food System Program.
In collaboration with Helen Raleigh and the Story Hill Farm team, chef Matt Kern of One Coastal restaurant, A Sweet Affair Events and Lana Foley Photography came together to create a magical experience at the farm.
More than $540,000 is available to plant cover crops in the Delaware Bay and Inland Bays watersheds of Sussex County over the next two years.
A steady downward trend over the past five years in the landowner discounts of permanent agricultural conservation easements selected for purchase in Delaware shows it’s a great time for landowners to preserve their farms, state officials said this week.
As we enter Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct.15), we acknowledge and appreciate the contributions the U.S. Hispanic community has made to advance our economic and agricultural growth.
Secretary of Agriculture Michael T. Scuse this week urged producers across Delaware to participate in USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service’s (NASS’s) upcoming Agricultural Labor Survey scheduled for release in mid-October. The survey will collect information about hired labor from…
West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in Delaware for the first time in 2021 in sentinel chickens, DNREC announced this week. The first finding occurred in northern New Castle County, at a sentinel chicken station sampled by DNREC’s Mosquito Control section on July 19.
The Historic Lewes Farmers’ Market will host a peach-focused demonstration this week, when the market will run from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 31, at George H.P. Smith Park in Lewes.
David Godwin was selling vine-reddened tomatoes and fragrant peaches at the Millsboro Farmers’ Market on a recent Saturday morning, accompanied by his 12-year-old son, Mitchell, who arranged stalks of corn on the long table where shoppers stop and select fruits and vegetables to grace their …
The Delaware Department of Agriculture is warning all residents about two deadly species of hemlock recently found in Sussex County. Environmental scientists have confirmed the presence of poison hemlock (conicum maculatum) and spotted water hemlock (cicuta maculata). All parts of the plants…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday announced additional aid to agricultural producers and businesses as part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative — including chicken growers who have yet to receive financial assistance during the pandemic.
With COVID restrictions in place earlier this year, the annual presentation of the Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service to Delaware Agriculture looked a lot different than a ballroom full of agriculture supporters. Recently, Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Michael T. Scuse took a ro…
Experienced, intermediate, and new farmers can all benefit from working one-on-one with a consultant to fortify their farm operations, but not all farmers have the budget to do so. Thanks to funding from the Northeast Extension Risk Management Education Center (NERME), Future Harvest has lau…
Applications for Sussex Conservation District (SCD) cover-crop cost-share program will be accepted Monday, June 14, through Friday, July 30. The program provides farmers with up to $40,000 in cost-share assistance to offset costs associated with planting cover crops.
The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) has received an additional round of funding to enhance the competitiveness of Delaware-grown specialty crops through USDA’s Pandemic Assistance Program. USDA awarded each state department of agriculture an allocation based upon their most recent a…
U.S. Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and three of their Senate colleagues recently sent a letter urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to use funding made available through American Rescue Plan legislation to make sure that farmers of color ha…
The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) is now accepting proposals for anticipated funding through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. DDA officials said they anticipate more than $344,000 will be allocated to increase the competitiveness of Delaware-grown specialty crops. Applicati…
Delaware fruit and vegetable growers who receive a passing score on their third-party food safety audits and agricultural water tests are eligible to receive cost-share to help cover the expense, through the Delaware Department of Agriculture.
It’s a lawsuit that’s been years in the making, but the class-action suit against Mountaire Farms may be approaching a $65 million resolution. Rather than face a prolonged jury trial, the poultry processing plant and the citizens who sued them have agreed to a $65 million settlement that cou…
Over this past year, Delaware farmers and pesticide applicators have had to pivot, joining the rest of the population in utilizing online learning to earn continuing education credits. However, dealing with limited internet options in rural Delaware communities and other technical challenges…
For 14 years, the Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) has awarded scholarships to small-scale Delmarva farmers to attend sustainable-farming conferences, including the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) Annual Farming for the Future Conference, the Future Harvest CA…
Brittany Dempsey-Newman of Dover said she knew she had a special photograph on her hands when she saw her father driving a combine in a field one day while her two children watched from a distance.
An agriculture-themed holiday lighting display is turning heads in Sussex County this year.
The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) is reminding hemp producers to register their growing sites using the annual Growing Site Registration form, available online, before Feb. 1, 2021.
