More than 850 acres of Delaware farmland will be irrigated this year with support from an economic development and agricultural loan program now marking its first year.
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The revolving loan fund is a joint effort between the Delaware Department of Agriculture and the Delaware Economic Development Office which has aided 15 farmers across the state. The program will grow, as applications are continually being accepted.
The Delaware Rural Irrigation Program, or DRIP, was created in July 2011 with $1 million from the Delaware Strategic Fund. It has made $223,570 in no-interest loans, for an average of $14,598 per farm.
Click on link below for the release from the State of Delaware.
