My take: The economic clout of the chicken industry
The Delmarva Chicken Association has released its annual economic impact report. The report outlines the impact of a key driver in the Delaware economy.
The...
Chicken Association, watershed groups partner on $2 million program to improve farming practices
Delmarva Chicken Association (DCA), the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance are partnering with chicken growers in a $2 million...
From Spotlight Delaware – Solar on stilts: UD to study how farmland, arrays can...
This story was produced by Spotlight Delaware, a community-powered, collaborative, nonprofit newsroom covering the First State. Learn more at spotlightdelaware.org
By Maddy Lauria Farmers and solar...
My take: A Sussex concrete plant and an unhappy neighbor
Good evening,
There was a saying in Colorado that newcomers were the first to complain about growth.
The same applies in Sussex County where a resident...
Farmers markets sales pass $4 million mark
The Delaware Department of Agriculture reported that last year’s farmers markets hit an all-time sales record of $4.14 million.
In 2023, sales from all 17...
Personnel file: Jan. 8, 2024
Deadwyler named interim president of County Chamber
Yvonne Deadwyler has been named the interim President of the New Castle County Chamber, succeeding Bob Chadwick, who...
Northern Delaware could see rain-snow mix this weekend
According to the National Weather Service, Northern Delaware could see a mix of rain and snow over the weekend as a major winter storm...
Ohio ‘forever chemicals’ settlement triggers an additional $25 million for Delaware
Chemours Company, along with DuPont and Corteva, Inc., settled an agreement with the State of Ohio for $110 million to resolve claims associated...
December webinar to outline Delaware export marketing grant program
Export Delaware has announced The Compass Grant, a new program from the Delaware Department of State designed to help Delaware small businesses sell...
My take: Thanksgiving dinner, cheap turkey and inflation
Let's talk turkey.
Earlier in the week, the Delaware Farm Bureau passed along its annual Thanksgiving Dinner survey.
The average cost of a turkey...
Giving back: Do More 24 registration, Courtyard Newark, M&T, DART’s Stuff the Bus, Mountaire’s...
Delaware Transit Corporation announced that DART's 26th annual "Stuff The Bus" Thanksgiving Food Drive collected 10.5 tons (21,000 pounds) of food. The week-long...
Poultry owners urged to take precautions after avian flu is found in Eastern Shore...
The Delaware Department of Agriculture urged all poultry owners, including commercial producers and backyard flock owners, to take precautions confirmed to have tested positive...
Mountaire buying 3 Eastern Shore grain elevators
Millsboro-based Mountaire Farms signed a letter of intent with Nagel Farm Service to purchase three grain elevators on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
The sites...
My take: The forest crisis in Sussex County
On this website is a link to a story from WHYY on the troubling loss of forestland in Sussex County - ...
From WHYY: Woodlands are rapidly vanishing from Sussex County
By Cris Barrish
Over the last quarter-century, the population of Sussex County, the most rural and southernmost in Delaware, has nearly doubled — up to...
Delaware preserves 151,257 acres of farmland as development pressures intensify
Delaware reached a milestone in permanently preserving 151,257 acres of farmland. Four farms in New Castle County, 16 in Kent County, and 40...
BioEnergy Devco gets DNREC OK for chicken waste to gas plant
Bioenergy Devco the North American division of BTS Bioenergy, received permitting approval to construct its organics recycling facility at its Bioenergy Innovation Center...
Former Mountaire president Pogge dies
Mountaire has announced the death of former president and board member David Pogge on Aug. 26.
Pogge led the poultry processing and feed company...
Will farms see solar arrays instead of soybeans?
By Maddy Lauria
This story was produced by the Delaware Journalism Collaborative, a partnership of local news and community organizations working to bridge divides statewide....
State Fair attendance up despite weather challenges
Delaware State Fair attendance hit the 303,00 mark in 2023, despite storms and hot weather, up slightly from a year earlier.
Hot weather is commonplace...
