Late medications, bills never received and livestock dead on arrival are just a few of the consequences Delaware farmers have faced due to problems with the United States Postal Service over the last year. Searching for answers, Delaware Farm Bureau members reached out to local and state legislators for help; Senator Chris Coons, D-Del., made[…]
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Nationwide Opens Eighth Annual Safety Contest to Prevent Grain Entrapments
Though the hazards of entering a grain bin are well-known, farmers and agricultural professionals often underestimate them until it’s too late. It only takes seconds, or a simple mistake, for an adult to sink in the quicksand-like flow of grain and become fully entrapped or engulfed. Such accidents have resulted in a 62% fatality rate[…]
Senator Coons receives Friend of Farm Bureau Award at Delaware Farm Bureau office in Camden
U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) was honored with the Friend of Farm Bureau Award Monday in recognition of his legislative support of American farmers and ranchers. The award, offered by the American Farm Bureau Federation, was presented by Delaware Farm Bureau President Richard Wilkins at the DEFB office in Camden. Also on hand for the[…]
Delaware Farm Bureau Foundation holds annual 5K Milk Run/Walk
See photos below this post! Seventy runners and walkers of all ages laced up their shoes this weekend to help the Delaware Farm Bureau Foundation raise money to help feed children in the First State. More than $16,000 was brought in from the 7th annual 5K Milk Run/Walk facilitated by TriSports Events Saturday morning, Nov.[…]
Friend of Farm Bureau Award presented to Carper at Stayton Farm in Houston
U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) was honored with the Friend of Farm Bureau Award Friday afternoon in recognition of his legislative support of American farmers and ranchers. The award, offered by the American Farm Bureau Federation, was presented by Delaware Farm Bureau Board President Richard Wilkins at Stayton Farm in Houston. The family farm is[…]
Delaware Farm Bureau Women’s Committee to support Wreaths Across America
The Delaware Farm Bureau’s Women’s Committee is supporting the national Wreaths Across America program this year. The committee will be asking individuals to purchase a wreath from Wreaths Across America to be placed on the Delaware Veterans Cemetery in Millsboro. Wreaths can honor the memories of specific veterans or be sponsored for generic use. Wreaths[…]
Livestock Taskforce started to discuss needs in Delaware
The Delaware Farm Bureau has started a Livestock Taskforce to better understand the need for an additional federally inspected processing plant, regulations involved, costs, and best practices for a processing plant. Information collected from this taskforce will help educate government officials and legislators on this supply chain issue for agriculture in Delaware. Grants are available[…]
Delaware Farm Bureau Foundation to hold annual 5K Milk Run/Walk
The Delaware Farm Bureau Foundation is hosting its 7th annual 5K Milk Run/Walk this November to benefit the Food Bank of Delaware and the Ministry of Caring. The event facilitated by TriSports Events was created by the New Castle County Farm Bureau to raise needed funds for the Ministry of Caring’s Milk for Children fund[…]
Camden teen chosen as Delaware Farm Bureau Ambassador
Olivia Gaines, a Caesar Rodney High School senior, has been chosen as this year’s Ambassador for the Delaware Farm Bureau. In school, she is pursuing the animal science pathway and participates in many extracurricular activities. As the Delaware Farm Bureau Ambassador, she will also begin to attend events with the organization like the annual meeting,[…]
DEFB organizes National Farmers’ Day radio salute with local organizations
The Delaware Farm Bureau is celebrating National Farmers’ Day this year with a twist. The non-profit has teamed up with the Delaware Department of Agriculture, Delaware Soybean Board and Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. to provide a daylong radio campaign on iHeartMedia stations WDSD, WRDX, WILM and WDOV which will air Monday, Oct. 12. Topics for[…]