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.
Fundraiser for Crescent Duck Farm workers at North Fork Brewing Company hopes to save a Long Island tradition
North Fork Brewing Company contributed $1 from every pint and pack of beer sold and 20% of sales from a food truck, plus 100% ...
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 ...
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Over 100,000 ducks to be euthanized at New York farm after bird flu outbreak
The outbreak is a significant blow to the region's duck farming industry, as Crescent Duck Farm is one of the last remaining commercial duck farms in Long Island. The farm's president, Doug Corwin ...
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As bird flu ravages poultry industry, the damage spreads
It was Corwin's great-grandfather who started raising ducks in 1908, when Long Island was famous for its duck farms. Now, Crescent Duck Farm is the only one left. It produced a million ducks 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.
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Somerset's most romantic hotels according to the Telegraph
Babington House, situated near Frome, Somerset, has been included in the list of the most romantic hotels in Somerset. Pricing to stay at Babington House starts from £360 a night.
Experts are anxious that bird flu could become airborne — and jump-start another pandemic
Another late-2024 study found that viral shedding, the expulsion of viral particles, in the air related to transmissibility in mammals. A virus of H5N1 from an infected Texas dairy worker showed a low ...