Covering Up for Winter

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UDaily Article by Michele Walfred Photos by Michele Walfred, Jamie Taraila and Jarrod Miller February 14, 2020

Winter is anything but a “slow” season in agriculture. Delaware’s winter months are as vital as spring’s planting, summer’s growth and autumn’s harvest. Winter is the time to cover up. For thousands of acres of Delaware farmland, the crucial seasonal practice adds a protective, verdant blanket into a farm’s crop rotation plan. Continue reading…