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Meet Your Farmer: Bill and Joan Powers January 9, 2019
There have been farmers in Bill Powers’ family for generations. “My cousin’s kids up in New York are the eighth generation in farming there,” he said. In his direct line, farming skipped a generation with his father, William Powers Sr., who worked for the New York Central Railroad. In 1977, when that company merged with […]
Delaware Farm Bureau hires new executive director December 13, 2018
Joseph Poppiti has been hired as Delaware Farm Bureau’s new executive director, replacing Pam Bakerian, who retired after 10 years of service. A native Delawarean, Poppiti currently lives in Kennett Square, Pa., in a farm house that once belonged to his mother’s family. His maternal grandfather was a passionate mushroom grower. Poppiti continued in the […]
Meet Your Farmer: Richard and Donna Wilkins December 7, 2018
Richard Wilkins, who farms in Greenwood, was elected president of Delaware Farm Bureau at its annual meeting Dec. 3. Wilkins, who received DFB’s “Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award” in December 2015, was elected president of Kent County Farm Bureau in October 2017. A past treasurer and past vice president of KCFB, he had been president […]
Meet Your Farmer: Stewart and Wendy Ramsey November 1, 2018
Stewart Ramsey is the fifth generation to operate Ramsey Farm, located between Brandywine Creek and the Pennsylvania State Line north of Wilmington. He has significant help from his wife, Wendy; his son, Carl; his sister, Jane, and his brother, John. His mother, Jane, also helped before her death, and cousins help, too, on occasion. The […]

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