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03.24.2023 Community

Local author finds parallels between rural Chinese poetry and life on the North Fork

Who would have imagined cave dwellings in China’s Ordos Desert had so much in common with the lush farmland on Long Island’s North Fork? Keming Liu, that’s who. In...

10.09.2022 Agriculture

Overtime pay for farm laborers to be phased in over next decade

Farm laborers will be entitled to overtime pay for working more than 40 hours a week in 2032, following an order signed by the state labor commissioner. Labor Commissioner...

04.22.2022 News

Farmers ramp up protection for flocks after cases of avian influenza confirmed in owls on North Fork

Farmers in Suffolk County have ramped up biosecurity protocols to protect birds following the recent discovery of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in owls on the North Fork. An...

07.29.2019 Agriculture

Program in memory of Lyle Wells to benefit start-up farmers

The Peconic Land Trust has rolled out its new Lyle Wells Farm Equipment Co-op, a program developed to meet some of the equipment needs and capital challenges faced by...

06.21.2019 Agriculture

Legislation aims to bolster young farmers with debt forgiveness

Aspiring farmers crippled with student loans may have their debt forgiven under legislation introduced in the House of Representatives last week.

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...

09.22.2018 Editorials

Editorial: Immigration law reforms must consider our farmers

Monday’s roundtable on the contentious issue of immigration brought a mix of people to Suffolk County Community College in Riverhead. Although advocates for immigration reform were not represented at...

08.18.2016 Agriculture

Lieutenant Governor discusses future of agriculture with local farmers

Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul met with representatives from the Long Island Farm Bureau on Wednesday to discuss the challenges facing Long Island farmers such as the cost of maintaining...

07.07.2016 Business

A not-so-super option for farms as demand for ‘local’ produce grows

Have you ever walked down the produce aisle at your area supermarket, noticed a “buy local” sign and wondered exactly where the vegetables you were about to purchase were...

04.08.2016 Business

Local farmers react to $15 minimum wage standard

In a ceremony Monday morning, Gov. Andrew Cuomo — flanked by Democratic legislators and his lieutenant governor — signed a state law that will gradually raise the minimum wage...

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