Aquebogue duck farm owner pressing feds to approve vaccines to protect poultry
Doug Corwin, owner of Crescent Duck Farms in Aquebogue, wrote to newly named EPA administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday.
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Southampton School Board Considers Possible Merger Study With Tuckahoe
By Michelle Trauring The Southampton School Board will move forward with a centralization merger feasibility study with Tuckahoe Common School District to better understand their options for the road ...
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Over 100,000 ducks to be euthanized at New York farm after bird flu outbreak
Staff at the Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, New York, noticed that many of birds were ill, according to Newsday and local station WABC-TV. They later tested positive for the highly pathogenic ...
As bird flu ravages poultry industry, the damage spreads
After the current strain of bird flu, H5N1, reached the U.S. in 2022, more than 148 million birds have been euthanized. What ...
Bird Flu alert in US: Poultry, live bird markets in New York, Long Island closed. Here's what we know so far
US authorities have shut down live bird markets in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County for seven days due to ...
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Crescent Duck Farm owner: Vaccine to protect poultry against bird flu is essential
The owner of Long Island’s last remaining duck farm, forced to cull its entire flock of nearly 100,000 Pekin ducks last month in response to an outbreak of avian flu, says he is “truly scared” ...
Trader Joe’s limits customer egg purchases to one dozen per day due to shortage
Trader Joe’s announced the limit on egg purchases at all its U.S. stores as the country faces an egg shortage caused by a ...
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120-Year-Old New York Farm Lays Off Workers After Mass Deaths
Tragedy struck one of New York State's oldest farms, putting its future in jeopardy after 120 years of business.