Within days, Crescent Duck Farm, a century-old institution and the last duck farm remaining in a New York region once ...

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire ...

“Basically, you’re out of business” when bird flu infects a flock, said Mike Puglisi, whose Delaware egg farm had an outbreak in 2022. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which ...

WHAT NEWSDAY FOUND Long Island’s last large commercial duck farm, in Aquebogue, had a bird flu outbreak, requiring 99,000 ducks to be euthanized. Any hope of saving the genetics of the ducks ...

In 2023, the bird flu led to record egg prices and widespread shortages across the United States. The price of a dozen eggs more than doubled to $4.82 at its peak in January 2023.

The farm was given a clean bill of health at the end of May and began slowly rebuilding its flock in June. ... Bird flu takes a big bite out of egg farmers’ wallets.

Bird flu takes a big bite out of egg farmers’ wallets Feb. 15, 2025 Updated Sat., ... The farm was given a clean bill of health at the end of May and began slowly rebuilding its flock in June.