07.02.2015 Business Corn crops should be ready for Fourth of July after long winter Fret not, barbecue lovers of the North Fork: you should be able to enjoy local corn during the upcoming Fourth of July weekend. Despite a brutal winter and a...
06.02.2015 Agriculture June ushers in rain after driest May on record It might seem like a distant memory now, but last month proved to be the driest May on record, according to the National Weather Service, making the steady rainfall of June 1...
04.26.2015 Agriculture No major crop damage from cold temps, but farmers frustrated Wading River farmer Robert Andrews’ crops are mostly still in the ground, shielded from the recent cold snaps by warm earth. Mr. Andrews said Saturday morning’s cold snap didn’t...
09.12.2014 Agriculture Mild summer made for ideal conditions for farmers The dog days of summer weren’t very dogged this year, at least not in terms of 90-plus degree days. That, combined with a lack of rain, created some ideal...
07.01.2014 Agriculture Not so sweet start to North Fork’s corn season North Fork growers say they are in a race against time and temperature, hoping they will be able to harvest enough local sweet corn to fill farm stand shelves...
06.22.2014 Agriculture Riverhead farmer Phil Schmitt details conservation efforts at his 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...
02.06.2014 Agriculture Farmers will enjoy many of the same farm bill subsidies 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...