Carvel Research and Education Center
Agronomic Crop Tour 2024
Welcome
UD's 347-acre Agriculture Research Experimental Station and Sussex Cooperative Extension
UD Expertise at
Delaware Ag Week
Riding With Technology
CANR students get hands-on experience with precision agriculture technology
Crop Research
Poultry Health
Research + Extension
Sharing the latest research with our community
Internships
Creating Partnerships
Reaching across programs and institutions for efficient solutions
The Elbert N. and Ann V. Carvel Research and Education Center
The Carvel Center campus, located in Georgetown in Sussex County, fulfills the tripartite mission of our land-grant university — teaching, research and Extension outreach. The Carvel Center serves as the southern agriculture experiment station for the University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and encompasses the Thurman Adams Jr. Agriculture Research Farm (347 acres) with a focus on agronomic, vegetable and horticulture crops, the Warrington Irrigation Research Farm (120 acres) in Harbeson, Lasher Laboratory for poultry diagnostics, and the Jones Hamilton Environmental Research House. Our campus is also home to Sussex County Cooperative Extension providing programing in 4-H Youth Development, Poultry, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Lawn and Garden.
With an overall staff of 50 full-time administrators, agents, faculty, and specialists, assisted by 50 to 70 seasonal part-time employees and student interns, the Carvel Center paves the way in serving the needs of the agricultural industry, youth and families, students and residents of our great state. Learn more about our history.
Our research and educational facilities
Student Opportunities at the Carvel Center
Carvel Center Teaching Mission: youtube.com/watch?v=H9O6aZHyKms
Our facility continues the strong tradition of serving our agricultural clientele and their families as well as the citizens of Delaware.
Carvel REC director
Upcoming Events
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO AGRICULTURE
Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Michael T. Scuse surprised Dr. Mark Isaacs with the Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service to Agriculture during the State Fair Awards presentation on Governor’s Day...
“I am incredibly honored and humbled to receive this Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award from Secretary Scuse. As a fourth-generation Delaware farmer, Director of the UD Carvel Research and Education Center, and Department of Plant and Soil Sciences faculty member, my roots run deep for the love of Delaware agriculture,” said Mark Isaacs.
Read all about Mark Isaacs' award on the Delaware Department of Agriculture website.
Montage of Extension Staff in Action in Delaware: youtube.com/watch?v=UHPYhBIWRj0
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Healthy Communities, Healthy Residents
November 14, 2024 | Written by Gina Crist, Community Health Specialist - Health & Well-being Program LeaderA person’s health is determined by more than just the decisions that they make. Did you know that some of the largest drivers of whether or not someone can be as healthy as possible are actually determined by the societal factors in their community and environments that surround them where they live, learn, work, play and pray? -
Delaware Cooperative Extension celebrates 2024 Friends of Extension
November 12, 2024 | Written by Michele Walfred, Communication SpecialistEach year, Delaware Cooperative Extension, as the land-grant outreach arm for University of Delaware and Delaware State University recognizes local individuals and organizations with the Friends of Extension Award for outstanding service in support of a united outreach effort. The 2024 honorees were announced at Delaware Cooperative Extension’s annual conference held on Oct. 29 at the Modern Maturity Center in Dover. -
Building Extension’s AI IQ
November 08, 2024 | Written by Michele Walfred, Communication Specialist, Photo credit: Jeremy Wayman, Michele Walfred, Jackie CzachorowskiExtension professionals had an opportunity at their annual conference on October 29, 2024, at the Modern Maturity Center in Dover to drill down to the facts, correlating with Extension’s mission to provide the public with trusted, unbiased and research-based information. They witnessed live demonstrations of the technology and learned about the benefits and limitations of this evolving technological landscape.
History of the Agriculture Research Center in Georgetown
A Delaware General Assembly act provided the establishment of an agricultural substation for southern Delaware. The first structure at the new "Substation" opened in 1942, which is still in use — now as storage space.
A more thorough, published history written by former Extension specialist and former Delaware Secretary of Agriculture, Ed Kee, is now available in the fall of 2019.