My take: Cheering on Oliver at the State Fair
Many years ago, I lived near the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson. I largely avoided the event that drew hundreds of thousands to the...
State Fair tightens security with advanced weapons detection and no guns policy
The Delaware State Fair will get underway on Friday with enhanced security that includes a weapons ban. It comes after a long-running wave of...
Clock ticking on weed legalization bills
The clock is ticking on two measures that would legalize and regulate recreational marijuana for adult users were delivered to Gov. John Carney this week.
Collectively, Rep. Ed...
State offers program to help growers with clean-up costs when chicken houses are...
The Delaware Department of Agriculture is accepting applications through May 1 for a new Poultry House Demolition Assistance Program. The program compensates...
Corteva joins venture to grow winter canola for use in renewable fuels
Dow-DuPont spinff Corteva Inc. Bunge Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation announced a commercial collaboration to introduce winter canola hybrids...
Small business EDGE Grant application window now open
(Regina Mitchell)
The applicaiton window is now open for for oung Delaware companies in need of funding to help expand their business under the...
Delmarva chicken industry revenues hit $5 billion
The new Delmarva Chicken Association report shows that industry revenues have grown to $5 billion.At the end of 2022, there were 1,334 chicken growers in...
My take: The claims of biogas foes come up empty
In a letter supporting Bioenergy Devco’s plans for a biogas plant near Seaford Delmarva Chicken Association Executive Director Holly Porter got right to the...
Delmarva Chicken Assn. backs poultry waste to energy project near Seaford
Delmarva Chicken Association, a 1,600-member trade association, told the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control it supports a plan to build a self-contained...
Updated: DuPont retiree fixed pension converted to a Prudential annuity
Many DuPont retirees are receiving letters announcing the purchase of a group annuity contract – an insurance product. The annuity benefit payments under this...
Arrests made in theft of chicken, valued at more than $30,000, from Perdue’s Milford...
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Arrests have been made in the theft of more than $30,000 in raw chicken from Perdue's Milford processing plant.
According to Milford police,...
Bid to build Seaford biogas plant faces final hurdles
By Andrew SharpA bitterly contested effort to build a poultry waste processing plant in Seaford is coming to the end of the permit process,...
From UDaily: Ribbon cut at the University of Delaware’s Center for Clean Hydrogen
The University of Delaware has launched the new Center for Clean Hydrogen to accelerate the transition to clean energy by reducing the cost of...
From the Delaware Public Archives: ‘Tater time in the Seaford area
In this 1922 photo, horses and wagons are used at a Seaford seed potato storage building.
Kent County transportation study cites need to preserve industrial sites with rail access
The Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization has approved the final document for the Rail Corridor Industrial Land Use Study.
The study points the need to...
Severe drought continues in portion of coastal Sussex
A federal map shows that a severe drought continues in a portion of Sussex County, despite rain earlier in the week.
The severe designation covers...
Corteva to trim worldwide presence, trim staff, buy back stock
Corteva Agriscience announced plans to buy back stock and cut overhead costs.
The Indiana-based company announced that its board signed off on a new...
Storms this week could bring relief from dry conditions
Delaware could get a little relief from a dry spell with widespread rain at the end of the Labor Day weekend.
Some flash flooding is...
