Food Safety and Food Preservation
Issue: Increased consumer concern about on-farm food handling practices and retailer trace-back requirements. Since the 1980s, fresh produce has been under increased scrutiny as a source of outbreaks....
View ArticleAg Impact Story – Soil Issues
Issue: Vegetable producers in the Mid-Atlantic have significant problems with soil borne diseases, nematodes and weed management. To address problems with soil borne diseases, nematodes and weeds,...
View ArticleLawn & Garden Impact Story – Urban Agriculture
Issue: Why Urban Agriculture? There is an increasing need to: teach urban communities to grow, eat and demand fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables. create awareness around food production....
View Article4-H Impact: Operation Military Kids Camp
Family camps offered by Delaware Operation: Military Kids (OMK), a partnership between the US Department of Defense and Delaware 4-H, are providing significant support to youth who are affected by the...
View ArticleLawn and Garden Impact: Turf Workshop
A group of landscape professionals learned how to design landscapes to use turf purposely and then how to manage that turf sustainably at a recent Turf Workshop held at the New Castle County Extension...
View ArticleAgriculture Impact: Weekly Crop Update
The Weekly Crop Update (WCU) Extension Newsletter is issued weekly from March through September and features articles and updates from Delaware and regional extension agents and specialists on...
View ArticleAgriculture Impact: Nutrient Management
UD Cooperative Extension and other Delaware stakeholders planned a one-day seminar to address whether Delaware has captured the benefits of the state's nutrient management efforts in water quality...
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