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05.31.2021 Business

Southold farm stand, facing possible code violations, closes after one weekend

A “curiosity shop” style farm stand along Main Bayview Road in Southold lasted just one weekend before running into code enforcement issues with Southold Town. Jess Dunne, a local...

05.13.2021 Agriculture

More than 11 acres of Wells Farm in Aquebogue preserved as farmland

The children of the late Lyle Wells — who died in a tractor accident in January 2018 — have now sold the development rights to 11.16 acres of farmland...

08.15.2020 Agriculture

How COVID-19 has impacted some North Fork farms

Things are a little bit quieter at the Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue these days. “I’m used to having all these barns filled,” fourth-generation farmer Doug Corwin explained from...

04.23.2020 Business

Federal assistance for farmers is on the way, but it might not help much locally

A coalition of New York State Assembly members in the minority are calling on their colleagues in the legislature to provide relief to farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In...

03.29.2020 Agriculture

What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for local farmers?

As the outbreak of the novel coronavirus continues to disrupt virtually all industries, farmers are calling on the federal government to ensure a crucial lifeline for their operations remains...

03.05.2020 Agriculture

New law requires overtime for farmworkers after 60 hours, but changes could already be coming

The New York State Department of Labor has convened a new wage board to investigate and make recommendations regarding a new law that requires farmworkers be paid overtime for...

12.20.2019 Agriculture

Four more North Fork farms sold to Stefan Soloviev

Stefan Soloviev, the East Hampton man who has been buying North Fork farmland for the past several years, recently bought three large farm parcels along Route 25 in Jamesport...

05.22.2019 Government

Typo delays vote on agricultural processing proposal

A much-anticipated vote on whether to allow on-site agricultural processing at local farms was put on hold for another two weeks because of a typo in the minutes.

04.12.2019 Agriculture

Proposed zoning change would allow easier path to construct processing facilities

Southold farmers are nearing an agreement that would allow them to process their products on-site. The Agricultural Advisory Committee discussed the proposed changes to the town’s zoning law that...

07.14.2018 Editorials

Editorial: Is marijuana the next big North Fork crop?

The idea of the North Fork as home to a wide array of vineyards may have seemed far-fetched more than a half-century ago, when potato farmers ruled the land.

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