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Hybrid caffeine and cover crop event with David Brandt to be held Dec. 15
Georgetown, Del., Dec. 1, 2021 – A hybrid caffeine and cover crop event will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, from 8 to 10 a.m. David Brandt, a no-till farmer and cover crop guru from Ohio, will join virtually to discuss soil health, cover c...
Virtual caffeine and cover crop event to be held Feb. 10
A virtual caffeine and cover crop event will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Amy Shober, professor and extension specialist, nutrient management at the University of Delaware, and Jayme Arthurs, Delaware state resource ...
Sussex County conservation poster contest winners recognized
Georgetown, Del., Nov. 18, 2022 – Sussex Conservation District (SCD) recently recognized winners of the annual conservation poster contest. Posters were judged on the 2022 theme, “Healthy Soil: Healthy Life.” SCD received 116 entries acros...
Virtual caffeine and cover crop event to be held Jan. 14
A virtual caffeine and cover crop event will be held on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Keith Berns, co-owner of Green Cover Seed will discuss cover crop diversity, rotation and species. This event is free and preregistration is re...
Over $1M available for cover crops in Sussex County, Del.
Farmers across Sussex County can now apply for over $1.1 million in funding from USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to plant cover crops, over the next three years.
Funding is provided by two USDA NRCS Regional Conservation...
Free stormwater webinar Aug. 13
The public is invited to attend a free stormwater webinar on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, from 10 a.m. to noon. Topics covered include stormwater emergency preparedness, algae control and invasive species identification and control.
This event...
Virtual Soil Health Farmer Panel
A virtual farmer panel will discuss soil health topics on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Steve Groff, owner of Cover Crop Coaching, will moderate the discussion. Panelists include Blaine Hitchens, a Sussex County farmer and Nation...
Free stormwater webinar June 18
The public is invited to attend a free stormwater webinar on Thursday, June 18, 2020 from 10 a.m. to noon. Topics covered include drainage in Delaware, preventative maintenance, irrigation and water management.
This is the third event ...
Establish cover crops early with SCDs air seeder and cost share program
Applications for Sussex Conservation District (SCD) air seeder and air seeder cost share program will be accepted beginning Monday, June 15, 2020 through Friday, July 31, 2020.
“One of the best soil health practices is keeping the ground...
2020 Delmarva Soil Summit
Stormwater workshop series
Over 45 guests attended the first of a four-part series of stormwater workshops held on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 at the University of Delaware Carvel Research and Education Center in Georgetown.
The workshops are made possible by the Sussex...
Virtual caffeine and cover crop event to be held Dec. 9
A virtual caffeine and cover crop event will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Steve Groff, owner of Cover Crop Coaching, and Mark VanGessel, extension agent at the University of Delaware, will discuss spring cover crop t...
Soil health workshop
The Sussex Conservation District (SCD) and the Delaware Soil Health Partnership recently held a free soil health workshop on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020 during Delaware Agriculture Week at the Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington.
Over 16...
Cover crop workshop
The Sussex Conservation District (SCD) and the Delaware Soil Health Partnership recently held a free cover crop workshop on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019 at the Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Company.
Nearly 75 agriculturists learned the framew...
Stormwater pond maintenance workshop
The Sussex Conservation District (SCD) recently held two free stormwater pond maintenance workshops on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019 at the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Lewes Field Office.
Jessica Watson, sedi...
2019 Cooperators' dinner
The Sussex Conservation District (SCD) recently held the biennial Cooperators’ dinner at the Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Company to recognize the 2017 and 2018 Cooperator of the Year. Proceeds from the event totaling $1,500 were donated to Delawa...
SCD Holds Annual Soil Health Field Day
The Sussex Conservation District held its 4th Annual Soil Health Field Day at H&V Farms in Laurel on Tuesday. Over 90 farmers and others braved the August heat and humidity to hear from the District and the Delaware Department of Agriculture on ...
SCD Holds 3rd Annual Crabs & Conservation
SCD Featured on a Webinar Presented by the National Association of Conservation Districts #WEDIGHEALTHYSOILS
#WEDIGHEALTHYSOILS: PUTTING ON SUCCESSFUL SOIL HEALTH EVENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT<...
Caffeine and cover crop breakfast
Hans Kok, left, program agronomist at Indiana INfield Advantage and David Baird, right, district coordinator at Sussex Conservation District,...
Poster Contest Winners Announced
Sussex Conservation District received over 35 entries in the 2020 conservation poster contest. The contest was open to Delaware public, charter, private and homeschooled students in grades K-12. Posters were judged on the 2020 theme, “Where woul...