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...
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.
10.09.2017 Community 42 annual Riverhead Country Fair along the Peconic Riverfront: photos What began as a celebration of Riverhead Town’s agricultural heritage has became an annual festival of carnival rides, pumpkin decorating and fun along the Peconic Riverfront.
04.24.2017 Agriculture Estate tax repeal and the North Fork’s farm families Jonathan Wickham remembers that at age 14, maybe younger, he was involved in planning for the estate tax on his family’s 300-acre fruit farm — something the average teen...
04.25.2016 Agriculture Farming 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...
04.08.2016 Agriculture 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...
03.22.2016 Agriculture Farmers, business owners voice opposition to $15 minimum wage Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed minimum wage increase would have a devastating effect on the agricultural community and possibly send consumers to neighboring states to purchase products, farmers and business...
01.19.2016 Agriculture Farmers: $15 minimum wage is too much A proposal by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to eventually increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour — a 66 percent increase from the current rate — has members of...
