02.06.2025 News Crescent Duck Farm not shuttering; hopes rest on remaining eggs Despite some recent reports to the contrary, Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue has no plans to close its doors permanently. “I laid off my packing house company the day...
02.05.2025 Health & Environment Answers to some concerns about bird flu The recent detection of HPAI at Crescent Duck Farm has thrust bird flu concerns back to the forefront. The risk to humans remains low, but those who maintain backyard flocks should...
01.22.2025 News Aquebogue duck farm hit with bird flu Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue is confronting an outbreak of bird flu. The Suffolk County health department issued a press release early Wednesday revealing that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza...
06.23.2015 Business As bird flu spreads elsewhere, local eggs stay the same price U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) implored Congress Sunday not to cut federal funding for research to combat avian influenza as the price of eggs continues to rise. Outbreaks of...