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 on Long Island to $15 an...
View ArticleFarming gets a say in Suffolk’s future — for good
Last Tuesday, during the same meeting at which they officially adopted a long-term agricultural stewardship plan, Suffolk County legislators also gave another nod to the vital role farming plays in...
View ArticleEditorial: Sowing seeds for the future of agriculture
From time to time, farmer and North Fork Legislator Al Krupski will call attention to the image on the Suffolk County seal: an ox. The context surrounding his references typically have to do with...
View ArticleGuest Column: The positive impact of the North Fork’s wine industry
The first day in 1973 that my then-husband, Alex, and I arrived on the farm we’d bought in Cutchogue, on Long Island’s North Fork, to plant the region’s first vineyard, our neighbor Jeanie Zuhoski...
View ArticleServices set for Lyle Wells; memorial scholarship started in his name
While family and friends prepare to say their final goodbyes to Lyle Wells, his children have created a scholarship fund in his name to help carry on his legacy. A 12th-generation farmer known for...
View ArticleLegislation 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. The Young Farmers Success Act would add full-time...
View ArticleProgram 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 start-up farmers in the incubator...
View ArticleNew law requires overtime for farmworkers after 60 hours, but changes could...
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 the first time in...
View ArticleFor 100 years, agricultural research center in Riverhead has served as...
A seed for Long Island’s powerhouse farming industry was planted with a single question: “Why should we not have a branch of the New York Experiment Station located on Long Island?” The Rural New...
View ArticleSummer drought hits farm wallets on the North Fork
As the summer cools into autumn, many North Fork farmers are left looking back on a season hotter and drier than expected that, with supply chain issues, drove higher production costs. Farmers...
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