"Crescent has supplied some of the best local ingredients to our restaurants," said chef Francis Derby. "Now, it's our turn ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s Long Island was once synonymous with “duck” in the culinary world. Now it may lose its last commercial farm. The avian flu outbreak that has led to the slaughter ...

New York’s Long Island was once synonymous with “duck” in the culinary world. Now it may lose its last commercial farm. The avian flu outbreak that has led to the slaughter of millions of ...

No cases have been detected among workers at the farm. A commercial poultry farm on Long Island, New York, is being forced to kill thousands of ducks after health officials detected cases of bird flu.

All 80 sites on Long Island, New York City and Westchester County were cleaned and disinfected, according to state officials.

It’s a fowl day on the East End. An outbreak of H5N1 bird flu has struck Long Island’s last remaining duck farm and forced the operators to put down 99,000 birds, according to reports.

Thousands of Crescent Duck eggs, incubating for nearly a month, should begin to hatch over the next several days. Their fate will determine the future of Long Island’s last commercial duck farm.

Long Island’s Last Duck Farm Weighs Closure After Outbreak Leads to Killing of Entire Flock NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s Long Island was once synonymous with “duck” in the culinary world.

(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File) FILE - Long Island ducks used as breeding stock at Crescent Duck Farm, move around a barn, in Aquebogue, N.Y., Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s Long Island was once synonymous with “duck” in the culinary world. Now it may lose its last commercial farm. The avian flu outbreak that has led to the slaughter of millions ...