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Delaware State University Extension staff members John Clendaniel and Michael Wasylkoswki offer advice to help Matthew Williams (left) improve crops for the Northeast Community Gardens in Wilmington, Delaware.
Cooperative Extension - Agriculture & Natural Resources
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The goal of DSU Extension’s Agriculture & Natural Resources Program is to help improve the economic viability of small farm enterprises across Delaware. Our program specializes in assisting small farm families through one-on-one farm visits, workshops, research, and demonstrations.
We are the Delaware resource for alternative markets such as, aquaculture, ethnic vegetables, high tunnels, meat goats, pole lima beans, Profiting from a Few Acres and small flock poultry. The program staff can also assist with farm and financial management issues, accessing USDA program services, direct marketing, sustainable agriculture practices and on-farm research.
Outreach programs in this mission area include:
- Aquaculture
- Farm Profitability
- Home Horticulture
- Master Gardeners
- Natural Resources
- Small Flocks
- Small Ruminants
NEWS
DSU Cooperative Extension to host 2016 Profiting from a Few Acres conference
March 8, 2016
Delaware State University
Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Center
8:30 am - 4 pm
Topics include:
Soil health and management
Agriculture business and marketing
Profiting through animal production
REGISTER HERE
Publications
- Aquaculture Research and Demonstration Facility
- Baitfish
- Brooding Poultry
- Calabaza
- Callaloo
- Cleaning and Disinfection
- Consider a Vegetable Garden
- Cover Crops
- Currants
- Dewormer Resistance on Farms in the Mid-Atlantic area
- Drip Irrigation
- Drying Flowers & Other Plant Materials
- Footbaths for Pastured Poultry Farms
- Fresh Cut Flowers
- Heirloom Vegetables
- Herbs
- High Tunnel Tomatoes
- Holiday Plants
- The Lasher Laboratory
- Laying Plastic in a High Tunnel
- Least Wanted Insects
- Locks and Signs for Pastured Poultry
- Mummichogs as a Model Species
- Organic Production
- Paulownia Trees for the Small Farm
- Plant Materials for Drying and Crafts
- Pole Lima Bean Seeds
- Pole Lima Beans
- Poultry Breeds
- Pumpkin Seeds: Do they control worms?
- Reading Seed Labels
- Scotch Bonnet Hot Peppers
- Toxoplasmosis in Sheep, Goats
- Traffic Patterns for Pastured Poultry Producers
- Vegetable Garden Basics
- Winterizing Your Coop
A continuación son las publicaciones en español
Agriculture & Natural Resources
(302) 857-6425
Staff Profile
John Clendaniel
Program Leader
SARE Educator
Urban Horticulture Specialist
Tom Harmon
Program Assistant
Vacant
Small Ruminant Specialist
Dr. Brigid McCrea
Poultry Specialist
Dr. Dennis McIntosh
Aquaculture Specialist
Dr. Lekha N. Paudel
Farm Management Specialist / Risk Management
Megan Pleasanton
Small Farms Educator
Michael Wasylkowski
Small Farm Educator
Andy Wetherill
Small Farm Educator
Vacant
Herbarium Educator