Farms

Connecticut officials have confirmed that an estimated 100,000 hens died in a weekend fire at a farm owned by one of the country’s largest egg producers.

The Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Lee Zeldin, appeared Monday with other federal and state officials at a farm in Albany County to urge Democrats in power in state government to reverse a plan to phase in a mandatory 40-hour workweek for farm laborers.

Governor Hochul defends the plan to change overtime pay for farm workers.

Long Island farms will benefit from a state-wide agricultural grant.

In Killingworth, environmentalists and public officials are trying to stop the Boy Scouts of America from selling its wooded 252-acre Deer Lake Scout Reservation to a developer.

Governor Ned Lamont visited one of the largest tulip farms in New England this week to see how business is blooming for the owners of Wicked Tulips Flower Farm in Preston in Connecticut.

The Northeast region gained at least 43,000 temporary households last year.

A state wage board is set to consider lowering the overtime threshold from 60 hours.

Suffolk County will invest $100 million over the next decade to preserve farms on Long Island that are at risk of closing.The county would purchase the…

The U.S. Government says Connecticut leads the growth of new farms in New England. U.S. Department of Agriculture figures show that right now, one in four…