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From Spotlight Delaware – Solar on stilts: UD to study how farmland, arrays can coexist

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 developers have increasingly been at odds as agricultural land has been the easiest to convert into major arrays, but also takes prime farmland off the market. A new project could help to bridge the gap...

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 of the Village of Five Points community near Lewes continues to file lawsuits against longtime construction supplier Atlantic Concrete.  The village is a nice place and a rare example of an attempt to provide walkable development...

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 Delaware community-run farmers markets totaled $4,144,951, up $437,136 from the previous record in 2023. “The success of a farmers market relies on three key points – the farmers who grow various products to bring to market...

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 served as the Chamber's President for over five years before retiring on December 31.  "Yvonne currently holds the position of Vice President of the Chamber and is very knowledgeable of the Chamber's operations and the work...

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 enters the region. Areas along and north of the Interstate-78 corridor in Pennsylvania are the most likely to see snow accumulations Saturday into Sunday. The I-95 corridor that runs through the state could see...

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 with manufacturing and selling per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The agreement triggered an additional $25 million for Delaware under a contingency in Delaware's 2021 settlement with the same companies. "We are thrilled that our forward-thinking settlement...

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 their products worldwide. A webinar on December 12 will outline the program. You can Register here Delaware small businesses may apply for a Compass Grant to support international travel or business development activities. This grant...

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 dinner in Delaware came in a few dollars above the national average. In Delaware, the cost of a dinner for ten is $64.05 or less than $6.50 per person coompared to...

Giving back: Do More 24 registration, Courtyard Newark, M&T, DART’s Stuff the Bus, Mountaire’s Thanksgiving for Thousands

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 food drive took place from Nov. 6 to 11 at the Safeway stores in Rehoboth and Dover, Milford Walmart, Rodney Square in Wilmington, and the ShopRite stores at Chestnut Hill Plaza, First State Plaza, Brandywine...

Poultry owners urged to take precautions after avian flu is found in Eastern Shore flock

The Delaware Department of Agriculture urged all poultry owners, including commercial producers and backyard flock owners, to take precautions confirmed to have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Further confirmation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory is pending. Avian influenza is an airborne respiratory virus that spreads easily among chickens through nasal and eye...

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 in Preston, Cordova, and Wye Mills serve farmers on the Mid-Shore. Nagel Farm Service will retain its trucking, hardware, and crop insurance businesses. “Our intention is to operate these facilities with the same level of exceptional...

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 - 43,000 acres, to be exact Some of this loss was inevitable, given the rapid population growth and a favorable tax environment that drew an army of retirees to a county with a delicate low-lying coastal...

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 250,000 from 130,000. The county’s historic, explosive era of growth has largely been fueled by retirees from nearby states who are attracted to the area’s natural charm, laid-back lifestyle, and low property tax rates. But the boom...

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 in Sussex County were preserved in the most recent round. The Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation selects those farms approved for easement purchase using a discounted ranking system. The foundation does not own the land...

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 near Seaford. The center would process chicken waste in the Delmarva Region.The expanded Bioenergy Innovation Center in Seaford will use anaerobic digestion to turn organic food waste into renewable natural gas and a soil amendment that...
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