{"id":57443,"date":"2026-04-25T17:47:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T21:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/maryland-poultry-permit-released-after-10-month-delay\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T17:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T21:47:30","slug":"maryland-poultry-permit-released-after-10-month-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/maryland-poultry-permit-released-after-10-month-delay\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Poultry Permit Released After 10-Month Delay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/radio-ai.tvdelmarva.com\/api\/episodes\/302\/audio\"><\/audio><figcaption>Listen to the Evening Delmarva Farm Report Update \u2014 April 25, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>DELMARVA \u2014 Maryland poultry farmers can finally move forward after the state Department of the Environment released its updated permit for concentrated animal feeding operations yesterday. The new 2025 general discharge permit ends a nearly 10-month delay that stalled an estimated $30 million in business investment.<\/p><p>Holly Porter with the Delmarva Chicken Association says the holdup impacted builders, realtors, lenders, equipment manufacturers and farmers looking to build modern chicken houses. The permit becomes effective May 8, allowing broiler producers to begin submitting applications under the new requirements.<\/p><h2>Markets<\/h2><p>Grain futures showed mixed results yesterday as traders wrapped up the week. Soybeans climbed on short covering and technical buying, though the crop still posted modest weekly losses. Wheat finished the week with gains driven by weather and fertilizer concerns.<\/p><p>Cattle futures moved higher at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. June live cattle advanced $1.72 to settle at $245.22 per hundredweight. August feeder cattle surged $2.42 to finish at $361.77.<\/p><p>On the cash side, Laurel Grain Company in Laurel Delaware is offering $5.05 a bushel for May corn and $11.24 for May soybeans.<\/p><h2>Forecast<\/h2><p>Expect rain tonight with a low around 44\u00b0. Tomorrow brings a chance of rain showers early, then mostly cloudy skies with a high near 54\u00b0. Monday looks sunny with temperatures reaching 64\u00b0.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#666;margin-top:2em;border-top:1px solid #ddd;padding-top:1em;\">This article is based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?page=farm-report\">Delmarva Farm Report Update<\/a> Evening Edition, April 25, 2026. Hosted by Tom Bradley.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DELMARVA \u2014 Maryland poultry farmers can finally move forward after the state Department of the Environment released its updated permit for concentrated animal feeding operations yesterday. The new 2025 general discharge permit ends a nearly 10-month delay that stalled an estimated $30 million in business investment. Holly Porter with the Delmarva Chicken Association says the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":57442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/farm-report-social-2026-04-25-pm.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-eWv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":57890,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/maryland-poultry-industry-resumes-after-10-month-permit-delay-ends\/","url_meta":{"origin":57443,"position":0},"title":"Maryland Poultry Industry Resumes After 10-Month Permit Delay Ends","author":"","date":"April 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Listen to the Morning Delmarva Farm Report Update \u2014 April 27, 2026 DELMARVA \u2014 Maryland's poultry industry is moving forward again after state environmental regulators released their updated chicken farm permit 2 days ago, ending a nearly 10-month delay.The Maryland Department of the Environment published its 2025 general discharge permit\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Agriculture&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Agriculture","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/agriculture\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/farm-report-social-2026-04-27-am.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/farm-report-social-2026-04-27-am.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/farm-report-social-2026-04-27-am.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/farm-report-social-2026-04-27-am.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/farm-report-social-2026-04-27-am.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":53873,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/usda-delivers-billion-in-bridge-assistance-to-farmers-nationwide\/","url_meta":{"origin":57443,"position":1},"title":"USDA Delivers  Billion in Bridge Assistance to Farmers Nationwide","author":"","date":"April 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Listen to the Evening Delmarva Farm Report Update \u2014 April 17, 2026 DELMARVA \u2014 The USDA has delivered more than $9 billion to farmers nationwide through its bridge assistance program. 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