The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $103,500 in grants to six Delaware farms and agricultural businesses to help reduce energy costs. “Lowering energy costs helps rural businesses improve their […]
Delaware farmers will soon have a chance to participate in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. The national survey of farms and ranches is conducted every five years by the U.S. Department […]
U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons joined Senate Democrats in signing a letter to President Trump making the case for rural investment. The letter was a response to the […]
GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP) — Industry officials are urging poultry growers on the Delmarva peninsula to take extra precautions following a bird flu outbreak in a commercial breeder flock in Tennessee. […]
Yields increase as farmers invest. by Christi Milligan In 1973, Delaware boasted about 20,000 acres of irrigated farmland, most of it hand-moved pipe. Today, there are 127,272 acres, 95 percent […]
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