02.28.2014 Environment Cull starts as sharpshooters take to private land After months of debate and a failed lawsuit filed by opponents of the plan, a deer cull kicked off this week across multiple private properties on eastern Long Island, as...
02.14.2014 Agriculture Obama praises Farm Bill in USDA weekly video Each week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture produces a short video highlighting topics affecting the nations growers.
02.06.2014 Environment Deer cull projections lowered, East Hampton backs out Predictions of how many deer will be killed through a federal program aimed at culling herds across the East End have fallen sharply as towns and villages back away...
01.30.2014 Government Deer cull opponents expected to file suit ‘in the near future’ Opponents of a deer cull slated to take place in Southold Town are turning up the heat after they say speaking out at public hearings has failed to convince...
01.16.2014 Government Town backs deer cull to happen in weeks With a controversial deer cull expected to begin within weeks in Southold Town, over 125 people showed up in Peconic on Thursday night to hear out members of the...
01.09.2014 Government Deer forum scheduled for next week in Peconic Southold Town is hosting a public meeting next week to discuss the “Deer Project,” a new proposal by the Long Island Farm Bureau to cull deer herds throughout the...
08.27.2013 Government Southold Town to host deer management forum Each year the town board hits the road, making stops in each hamlet to foster community discussion on the issues the public feels are the most important. This year...
04.12.2013 News Flooded farms eligible for aid after waiver Earthen dikes in Cutchogue and Orient damaged by superstorm Sandy left 4.5 miles of North Fork farmland vulnerable to saltwater flooding, but the fields were not eligible for any...
10.13.2010 News Tour takes in Plum Island’s beauty The clock is ticking on the future of Plum Island, and environmental advocates have banded together to fight to preserve the 840-acre property. The island, just east of Orient...