The Delaware Department of Agriculture can provide speakers on a variety of agricultural and food issues to your organization or group. Subjects can include:
- Aglands (Farmland) Preservation Program
- Agricultural Education
- Agritourism
- Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO's)
- Farmers’ Markets
- Forestry (wildland firefighting, forest Health, forest management, watershed, urban forestry and careers in forestry)
- Food Safety
- Healing and Enabling Gardens
- Horse Racing
- Invasive Plants and Insects
- Livestock Health
- Native Plants
- Nutrient Management
- Pesticides (pesticide registration, application, agricultural pesticides, groundwater monitoring)
- Poultry Health
- Weights and Measures (scanner inspections, gas pump inspections, commercial scales, heating fuel meters)
- Young Farmers Loan Program
To request a speaker, contact Dan Shortridge, Chief of Community Relations, at (800) 262-8685 (toll-free) or (302) 698-4520 (office) or E-mail: daniel.shortridge@state.de.us.
Please include your organization’s name and information; preferred dates, times and locations; the audience (size, background, ages); and the format of the event (single speaker, roundtable discussion, brown-bag lunch, etc.)
