01.20.2016 Agriculture A slaughterhouse planned for Long Island farmers’ use A commercial slaughterhouse in Yaphank may soon be open for use by local livestock farmers.
08.27.2014 Government With $225K to spend, USDA cull kills 192 deer Nearly six months after a controversial deer cull kicked off on farms across the East End, the results are finally in. And to the group that led the effort,...
08.12.2014 Environment Supervisor says number of deer killed in federal cull ‘insignificant’ The number of deer killed in Southold Town as part of the controversial federal cull that took place earlier this year was far outpaced by the town’s own hunting...
05.03.2014 Environment Suffolk’s first ‘amnesty day’ for exotic pet owners May 10 Perhaps hoping to curb a recent trend of abandoning alligators on Long Island, authorities announced this week a first-ever “amnesty day” in Suffolk County for those who illegally own...
04.02.2014 Government Deer cull lawsuit still on hold after delay last week Opponents — and supporters — of a deer cull being carried out by the United States Department of Agriculture are still waiting, and will continue to wait, for court...
03.21.2014 Government Former federal sharpshooter fields questions from readers Anatomy of a deer cull author and former U.S. Department of Agriculture sharpshooter Joseph Albanese chatted live with Suffolk Times and Riverhead News-Review readers from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday....
03.14.2014 Editorials Editorial: Show your face before taking a stand A movement is underway to boycott wine produced in Southold Town. It’s a response to the support the Long Island Farm Bureau and Southold Town have given the USDA sharpshooter...
03.07.2014 Environment Judge: DEC can’t issue any more permits for deer cull As the old saying goes: if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. And so it went for opponents of a federal operation to cull deer across the...
03.07.2014 Editorials Editorials: Thumbs up, thumbs down on North Fork deer problem TOWNS OUT IN FRONT Over the last six months, a plan to hire federal sharpshooters to thin the white-tailed deer herd across the East End has divided many in...
03.05.2014 Environment Cull opponents reload; second lawsuit planned After recent litigation against Southold Town was dismissed, opponents of a plan to cull deer on the East End using U.S. Department of Agriculture sharpshooters — a plan that’s...
