01.19.2016 Agriculture Farmers: $15 minimum wage is too much A proposal by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to eventually increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour — a 66 percent increase from the current rate — has members of...
11.20.2015 Agriculture Here’s what it’s like to be a new farmer on the North Fork In 2004, after 20 years as a banker in Manhattan, Chris Browder was ready for a change. So he packed up his desk, grabbed a copy of “The Omnivore’s...
10.08.2015 Editorials Editorial: Introduction to collaboration For local farmers, school children are an untapped market — representing not only future consumers of their products, but future producers who can someday carry the torch and ensure...
07.02.2015 Business Corn crops should be ready for Fourth of July after long winter Fret not, barbecue lovers of the North Fork: you should be able to enjoy local corn during the upcoming Fourth of July weekend. Despite a brutal winter and a...
06.02.2015 Environment June ushers in rain after driest May on record It might seem like a distant memory now, but last month proved to be the driest May on record, according to the National Weather Service, making the steady rainfall of June 1...
05.20.2015 Government Southold’s Planning Board concerned with preservation fund plans As Albany lawmakers work to extend the Peconic Community Preservation Fund to 2050 and break off a portion of its proceeds to protect the region’s water quality, Southold Planning...
04.26.2015 Agriculture No major crop damage from cold temps, but farmers frustrated Wading River farmer Robert Andrews’ crops are mostly still in the ground, shielded from the recent cold snaps by warm earth. Mr. Andrews said Saturday morning’s cold snap didn’t...
12.18.2014 Slideshows Photos: Southold Honor Society hits the fields for the holidays Members of Southold High School’s National Honor Society rolled up their sleeves on Tuesday, helping to ensure families in need had a little bit of fresh produce on their...
09.12.2014 Agriculture Mild summer made for ideal conditions for farmers The dog days of summer weren’t very dogged this year, at least not in terms of 90-plus degree days. That, combined with a lack of rain, created some ideal...
07.01.2014 Agriculture Do you have local corn? Depends who you ask North Fork growers say they are in a race against time and temperature, hoping they will be able to harvest enough local sweet corn to fill farm stand shelves...