06.22.2014 Environment Farmer Phil Schmitt details conservation efforts at his Riverhead farm Phil Schmitt of Schmitt Family Farms in Riverhead welcomed farming support representatives from the New York City watershed region last week to share some of the conservation practices being...
05.30.2014 Agriculture Survey says: Suffolk County farms taking larger loss As production costs for Suffolk County’s farmers rise, the return they receive on that investment is going down, painting a “gloomy” picture for the future of Long Island’s farm...
02.25.2014 Agriculture USDA stats: Young farmers growing fast in New York The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its most recent report outlining the health of agricultural markets nationwide based on data from 2012. And while the number of overall farm operators...
02.06.2014 Agriculture Farmers will enjoy many of the same subsidies under bill North Fork farmers who have waited nearly two years for the passage of an updated farm bill say that if the president signs the measure passed this week by...
01.16.2014 Health & Environment Suffolk updating its protection plan for county farmland A study released by Suffolk County in the mid-1990s declared that the availability of farmland in Suffolk would continue declining in the coming years, following the suburban sprawl that...
12.21.2013 Business What do farmers do in the winter? Plenty North Fork farms may not be flooded with tractors and laborers tilling the fields this time of year, but that doesn’t mean farmers hang up their overalls. There’s still...
09.07.2013 Business Real Estate: A restorative approach to farming It’s easier to work with Mother Nature than to fight her, according to some North Fork farmers. These farmers don’t use conventional farming methods – applying synthetic pesticides and...
08.17.2013 Business Local college-age crew a first for Peconic farm Looking out into the fields at Sang Lee Farms in Peconic, a group of local young men can be seen baling hay and stringing up cherry tomatoes. These young...
07.04.2013 News North Fork farmers say corn crops OK as season begins Corn on the cob lovers can breathe a sigh of relief: despite the wet weather of recent weeks, local farmers say their corn crops are in decent shape. In...
06.01.2013 Business LaValle bill would force labels on genetically altered food New York could become the first state in the nation to require that genetically modified foods be labeled as such, a move farmers say could put locally grown produce...