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Delaware farmers who have been hit hard by deer destroying their crops are getting more help this year. The state’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, known as DNREC, has expanded its deer damage assistance programs following a sharp increase in reports of crop losses tied to deer activity.<\/p>

As part of the expanded effort, DNREC is now offering farmers a streamlined, direct enrollment option into the Extreme Deer Damage Assistance Program. The move is a direct response to the growing number of complaints from Delaware agricultural producers who say deer have caused significant damage to their fields and are expecting even greater losses ahead.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Delaware farmers dealing with serious crop losses from deer now have more options for relief. DNREC has broadened its deer damage assistance programs this year, including a faster path to enroll in the Extreme Deer Damage Assistance Program. The move comes after a notable rise in complaints from farmers across the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":82930,"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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781697652262.jpg?fit=1639%2C1087&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-lzB","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1504,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/additional-hunting-seasons-open-up-next-month-in-delaware\/","url_meta":{"origin":82931,"position":0},"title":"Additional hunting seasons open up next month in Delaware","author":"admin","date":"October 29, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Numerous Delaware hunting seasons open next month, including the popular November deer shotgun season which runs from Friday, Nov. 12 through Sunday, Nov. 21, as well as the firearms deer hunt available only to youth and non-ambulatory hunters on Saturday, Nov. 6 and Sunday, Nov. 7, the Delaware Department of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/deer-in-the-wild_800.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/deer-in-the-wild_800.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/deer-in-the-wild_800.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/deer-in-the-wild_800.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19161,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/dnrec-to-offer-full-day-deer-hunting-course-in-december\/","url_meta":{"origin":82931,"position":1},"title":"DNREC TO OFFER FULL-DAY DEER HUNTING COURSE IN DECEMBER","author":"admin","date":"November 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"DOVER, Del. \u2014 The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control\u2019s Division of Fish and Wildlife announced a full-day Deer 101 course scheduled for Sunday, December 14, in a post on the agency\u2019s official Facebook page. 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