Delaware officials have released a new statewide plan aimed at addressing so-called PFAS – or “forever chemicals” – and other emerging contaminants that pose risks to public health and the environment.
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After a presumptive positive bird flu case was announced in Kent County this past weekend, Delaware Agriculture Week kicked off with the state's poultry industry in the spotlight. The first session focused on avian influenza, putting farmers on high alert as they learned about the virus, its impacts and how to prevent it.
Three first responders with the Delaware Forest Service are being deployed to Grand Junction, Colorado to assist with the containment of a wildfire currently burning over 15,000 acres.
Delaware kicked off its annual agricultural week Monday without poultry sessions due to avian flu concerns. Some poultry farmers, and others within the peninsula's agricultural industry, expressed their concern over recent reported cases.
Governor John Carney and Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse joined advocates and members of the General Assembly at Shadybrook Farms to celebrate the significance of the Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Program. During the event, they unveiled a new sign for participating farms to display, highlighting their commitment to preserving agricultural land.
The Delaware Department of Agriculture is facing scrutiny after employees allegedly received state funds for boarding farm animals seized from what the Department claims were situations of neglect or abuse.
DOVER, Del. – The Delaware Department of Agriculture is reminding farmers who have yet to enroll their property as a farmland preservation dis…
Aerial mosquito population control measures are set to start in several areas of Dorchester County later today.
The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced areas to receive aerial spray treatments beginning tomorrow to reduce the adult mosquito population in Somerset County.
Two towns are expected to have aerial spraying done next week to control mosquitos.