Farming in Delaware

Delaware Agriculture Farm Crops
Annual Revenue
(past 5 years average)
Wheat: $13,940,189
Rice: $0
Grains: $14,191,212
Soybeans: $17,375,221
Sunflower Seed & Oil: $0
Peanuts: $0
Cotton: $0
Cotton Seed: $0
Tobacco: $0
Fruits & Juice: $1,481,492
Tree & Nuts: $0
Vegetables: $8,450,431
Livestock: $232,242
Hides & Skins: $0
Poultry: $63,960,239
Fats & Oils: $0
Dairy: $1,039,988
Feeds: $1,050,613
Seeds: $1,443,414
Other: $6,256,958
TOTAL: $129,422,000

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Milk to wine, a farming bonanza - Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)

Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)

Milk to wine, a farming bonanza Philadelphia Inquirer (blog) Chester County is booming, but not just with people: Mushrooms, milk, wine, hay, apples and arugula are among the thriving agricultural products. To help residents appreciate their farming roots, the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau has produced a ...

Governor Markell's Weekly Message: US Ag Secretary pledges support to Delaware ... - WGMD Radio

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Governor Markell's Weekly Message: US Ag Secretary pledges support to Delaware ... WGMD Radio Governor Jack Markell's Weekly Message focuses on Delaware farmers and the USDA. Agriculture is Delaware's largest industry – with over 2400 farms that cover about 40% of the state. Agriculture drives about $8-billion of economic impact annually. Markell hails Vilsack visit in weekly remearksWDEL 1150AM all 3 news articles »

Who will feed US? - Danville News

Who will feed US? Danville News Meanwhile, the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau has organized Collegiate Farm Bureaus at Penn State and Delaware Valley College. "These college students are highly motivated and are interested in pursuing some form of a career in agriculture, including working ... and more »

Schumer Announces Maple Shade Farm NY, Inc. to Receive Over $49000 USDA Grant - WBGH

Schumer Announces Maple Shade Farm NY, Inc. to Receive Over $49000 USDA Grant WBGH Grant funds will be used as working capital to expand local and regional sales of Maple Shade Farm's innovative and delicious new line of Berkshire hog sausage. Maple Shade Farm is a 200-acre farm located in the scenic Catskill Mountains of Delaware ...

Poultry Industry Cites Univ. of Del Study; Claims Chicken Manure Pollution ... - Southern Maryland Online

Poultry Industry Cites Univ. of Del Study; Claims Chicken Manure Pollution ... Southern Maryland Online McLean said the University of Delaware and the Delaware Department of Agriculture are trying to convince the EPA to use “a new science-based calculation of manure production and nutrient concentration.” He said the EPA working group for Chesapeake Bay ...

Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake Tribune

Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake Tribune Utah has lost farm acreage equal to the area of the states of Delaware and Rhode Island combined over the past 40 years to housing and commercial development. That's a sad situation that poor planning over the decades has allowed to happen.

DELAWARE: Hardiness zones trending warmer - Delmarva Daily Times

DELAWARE: Hardiness zones trending warmer Delmarva Daily Times WILMINGTON — A new US Department of Agriculture plant-hardiness map released Wednesday shows that several parts of Delaware aren't as cold as they were in the past, and that has implications for the types of plants that will grow in the state. and more »

Seeds for success - The News Journal

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Seeds for success The News Journal Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee (left) talks with USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack at Dover Downs. Vilsack was the keynote speaker at the 41st annual Delaware Agricultural Industry Dinner. / THE NEWS JOURNAL/BOB HERBERT Thanking Delaware farmers for ... Jan 26, 2012 posted by: Kelli Steele - WGMD NewsWGMD Radio Mr. Vilsack goes to Dover to tout Obama jobs proposalsWDEL 1150AM all 12 news articles »

DNREC, DDA announces approval of concentrated animal feeding operation regulations - Milford Beacon

DNREC, DDA announces approval of concentrated animal feeding operation regulations Milford Beacon By Franz Osorio The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's concentrated animal feeding operation has been approved by the EPA. "Delaware's CAFO regulations build on more than a decade of stewardship in the agricultural ... and more »

DelVal Students to Farm for the Needy - Patch.com

DelVal Students to Farm for the Needy Patch.com Zach Gihorski and other like-minded students at Delaware Valley College want to help change that. And they hope that change will come as early as the spring growing season. The college in Doylestown Township announced Friday that it is donating one ... DelVal dean: 'Allowing hunger to remain is morally wrong'phillyBurbs.com all 2 news articles »