No Human Cases of WNV Reported to Date in State; Equine Owners Urged to Vaccinate Their Animals West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in Delaware for the first time for 2025 in sentinel chickens that help the Department of Natural Resources and …
DOVER, Del. — LEADelaware, the state’s premier leadership development program for early to mid-career professionals in agriculture and natural resources, is now accepting applications for Class VIII. Applications are due Sept. 30, 2025, with applicants …
HARRINGTON, DE – A pair of Les Givens-trainees won 2 of the 3 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) elimination divisions Tuesday at Harrington Raceway. Donna Messick’s Little Miss Peyton ($2.10, Corey Callahan) scored an easy 1:55.1 win in the first …
HARRINGTON, DE – A quartet of $20,000 divisions of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) action for 3-year-old trotters headlined the Wednesday program over a sloppy racetrack. A pair of short fields in filly divisions started the 15-race program. …
HARRINGTON, DE – Round two of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund action for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings highlighted the 12-race card Monday at Harrington Raceway. Forrest Bartlett’s Primo Maschio was a 1:53 winner in the first DSBF splits as the …
HARRINGTON, DE – A pair of Les Givens-trainees completed a sweep of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund $20,000 elimination legs Tuesday at Harrington Raceway, as a trio of divisions were contested on a muggy Tuesday evening. Nanticoke Racing, Arthur …
HARRINGTON, DE – A quartet of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) $20,000 2nd leg divisions for trotters headlined the Wednesday Harrington Raceway program on a day where temperatures reached near record highs. Jane Dunavant’s Kat’s Fancy ($2.80, …
Smyrna, Del. (Aug. 14, 2025) – The Delaware Forest Service has mobilized 13 wildfire crew members from Blackbird State Forest to Arizona’s Tonto National Forest, approximately 150 miles northeast of Phoenix, to assist with containment of the month-old …
HARRINGTON, DE – Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes for 3-year-olds will headline the June 16-18 racing action at Harrington Raceway as nine $20,00 divisions will go post ward to complete the first of two elimination legs. The top 8 point …
HARRINGTON, DE – The first leg of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) action for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers kicked off the racing action at Harrington Raceway Monday. A pair of $20,000 divisions were contested with the big favorite Forrest …
(Dover, DE) July 17th, 2025 – The Delaware Forest Service has mobilized E-613, a newly built Type 6 wildland fire engine, with three crew members from Blackbird State Forest to the Turner Gulch wildfire in Grand Junction, Colorado. The crew, consisting of …
Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative Seeks Applications Organizations seeking grant funding for Spring 2026 tree planting projects as part of the state’s Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative (TEDI) have until July 21 to submit their application. Grant …
DOVER, DE (June 4, 2025) — The Delaware Department of Agriculture is now accepting proposals for the 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The federal Farm Bill is allotting approximately $340,000 through a competitive grant process to fund innovative …
DOVER, DE (May 30, 2025) – The Office of the State Veterinarian is notifying the public of cases of neurologic disease in horses in the Kent County area. Many of the cases have been associated with feeding a corn-based feed. Anyone using feed purchased in …
DOVER, DE (May 20, 2025) – The Delaware Department of Agriculture is encouraging everyone to take part in Delaware Grown Week to make 2025 another record-breaking year for Delaware Farmer’s Markets. With sales of $4.5 million, 2024 was the best year yet …
Dover, DE (May 9, 2025) – The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) and the First State Animal Center (FSAC) have collaborated to rehabilitate thousands of orphaned young birds recovered from a misdirected USPS shipment. Anyone interested in adopting …
DOVER, Del. (April 23, 2025)—The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) is conducting a review of its regulations and seeking input from the public. DDA is accepting comments and will hold a series of public hearings to meet the requirements of the …
DOVER, Del. (April 1, 2025)—The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced it will no longer issue interstate certificates of veterinary inspection (CVI), also known as health certificates, for youth livestock exhibitors traveling to out-of-state …
DOVER, Del. (March 26, 2025)—The Delaware Forest Service received $1.5 million from the U.S. Forest Service to establish the Delaware Forest Resiliency Fund to create a cost-share program where landowners can address forest resiliency through tree planting …
DOVER, Del. (March 18, 2025)—The Delaware Forest Service’s Urban & Community Forestry Program will be hosting its 10th Annual Arborist and Tree Care Seminar. This seminar is a specialized training event focused on the professional growth of urban …
