08.22.2014 Government Lawsuit brings unintended consequence to deer cull Last year, a total of 30 deer that had wandered onto Half Hollow Nurseries in Laurel were shot and killed. The shootings were all legal, allowed by off-season nuisance...
04.15.2014 Agriculture L.I. Farm Bureau executive director stepping down after 26 years The longtime executive director of the Long Island Farm Bureau has announced he’s retiring from his post after 26 years. Joe Gergela, who was born in Greenport, grew up farming...
03.26.2014 Health & Environment Long Island farmers wary of state regulations on water quality Local farmers are concerned that potential legislation out of Albany aimed at cleaning up Long Island’s water will saddle them with the financial burden that comes with any new...
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....
03.21.2014 Health & Environment Bellone, farmers look to bring agriculture studies programs to Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone is in the process of forming a working group that will be tasked with pushing a vision for a skilled agricultural work force that’s trained...
03.21.2014 Opinion Editorial: Helping youth, farmers and our way of life Imagine a working farm on or near the campus of a college or university, where students of agriculture and natural resources daily apply their growing knowledge of science and...
03.16.2014 Agriculture Q&A: Mark Zaweski thinks beyond his own farm The Long Island Bureau is honoring Mark Zaweski — a fourth generation farmer and owner of MKZ Farms in Jamesport — with its Amherst Davis Memorial Farmer Citizen of...
03.15.2014 Agriculture Daniel Gilrein, a hero to local farmers and arborists The Long Island Farm Bureau is honoring Daniel Gilrein — an entomologist with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County — with its Long Island Farm Bureau Citizen Award for...