Local scientists are growing new innovations in the energy and agriculture industries with patents that could improve the efficiency and cost of biofuels for the future.
Mountaire Farms, one of the three major players in the Delmarva peninsula’s $4 billion chicken industry, now has a new president in longtime poultry processing executive Amanda Irwin.
Hundreds of thousands of chickens have been “depopulated” across the Delmarva region because of avian influenza which has negatively impacted area farmers and the food supply.
A new bill proposed would seek to adjust the assessed property value for storage barns and silos on Delaware farms, instead of the redevelopment value.
After surviving a lack of rain and storms earlier this year, one of Delaware’s oldest professions is now weathering another storm – an agricultural recession.
The $1 million grant will help Hanover Foods upgrade its existing technology that sorts and ships food at its Clayton plant - and keep it open for business.
