Updates in 2025:

• SCR118 [LS] Designating October 12, 2025, As “National Farmer’s Day” In The State Of Delaware; Declares Oct. 12, 2025 “National Farmers Day”; includes “WHEREAS, Delaware farmers are true environmental stewards of the land, implementing comprehensive nutrient management practices that safeguard soil health, enhance water quality, and support sustainable agriculture moving forward” – adopted 6/26/2025

Updates in 2024:

None

Updates in 2023:

• HB220 [LS] An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Protecting Delawares Natural Resources; includes right to healthy soil – reported out of House committee with 3 of 5 On Its Merits

Updates in 2022:

• HB220 [LS] An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Protecting Delawares Natural Resources; includes right to healthy soil – tabled in committee
• HB297 [LS] Creation of the Agricultural Opportunities Act; “[p]rovide a socially disadvantaged farmer, military veteran farmer, or beginning farmer with the basic skills to operate agricultural land profitably with a primary focus on regenerating the soil, ecosystem, and local community” – stalled in committee

Updates in 2021:

None