Sean Clougherty

Easton

Managing Editor at Shore Home & Garden Magazine

Managing Editor at The New Jersey Farmer

Managing Editor at American Farming Publication

Managing Editor at The Delmarva Farmer

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Articles

Walker revives name with produce

1 week ago | americanfarm.com | Sean Clougherty

LEWES, Del. — Bradley Walker is heading into his fifth season growing produce on a small part of his family’s farm, but there’s more than a century of farm family history that surrounds him. His great great great grandfather, William Hopkins, purchased the land in 1867, which was then passed on to William’s son, Woolsey Hopkins, and then divided amongst Woolsey’s sons Alden S. Hopkins Sr. and James W. Hopkins.
Volatility in tariffs has ag interests feeling uneasy

1 week ago | americanfarm.com | Sean Clougherty

Imposing tariffs, pulling them back, even the mere threat of tariffs, add another layer of uncertainty to a volatile agricultural industry, state agriculture secretaries said last week. A week after imposing a flurry of reciprocal tariffs on trading partners, the Trump Administration paused them on several countries on April 9 for 90 days. China remains a key exception which now has a total tariff on its exports to the United States of 125 percent.
Solar bill passes Maryland Senate

2 weeks ago | americanfarm.com | Sean Clougherty

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland bill that farm and preservation groups say will allow utility-scale solar projects to erode the agricultural land base, especially on the Eastern Shore, passed the state Senate with amendments. The bill seeks to expand the state’s ability to preempt local zoning and tax rules for large-scale energy projects and expedite their approval if certain conditions are met.
Sweet Caroline Historic Homes Tour set for May 17

3 weeks ago | shorehomeandgarden.com | Sean Clougherty

Caroline County, known as the “Green Garden County” of the Eastern Shore, is rich in agriculture, history and architecture. That will all be on display through the Caroline County Historical Society’s Sweet Caroline Historic Homes Tour on Saturday, May 17. “This one-day event celebrates the heritage of Caroline County by showcasing not only the architecture of these historic properties but the lives of those who lived in them,” the Historical Society said.
Shore Home & Garden Magazine

3 weeks ago | shorehomeandgarden.com | Jessica Damiano |Leslie Milby |Sean Clougherty

If you’ve ever had a dog, you know they don’t exactly tiptoe through the tulips. I’m fortunate that none of mine ever had a penchant for digging holes, but my late pit bull, Maddie, used to run through my perennial beds like a...
Planned training facility turns the page for storied Shamrock Farm, Steele

3 weeks ago | americanfarm.com | Sean Clougherty

WOODBINE, Md. — The barns and sheds at Shamrock Farm in Carroll County are empty. After the farm’s March 29 equipment auction, the buildings will be dismantled and hauled away by buyers along with paddock fencing, dozens of implements, and rows of pallets of small items. “It’s amazing the amount of stuff you accumulate,” said longtime Shamrock Farm manager Jim Steele, driving around the farm staged for the sale.
Farmers, county officials offer amendments, seek more local control over siting, permitting in bill

1 month ago | americanfarm.com | Sean Clougherty

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Farmers and county officials sparred with state legislators during a joint committee hearing on proposed legislature aimed at streamlining siting and permitting for large solar installations and battery centers. At the outset for the hearing of the Renewable Energy Certainty Act, Sen. Brian Feldman, D-Dist. 15, one of the bill’s sponsors, said he and House Bill sponsor Del. C.T. Wilson D-Dist.
Researchers test drone height on melons

1 month ago | americanfarm.com | Sean Clougherty

The continued interest in using drones for spraying and a lack of data for doing in on specialty crops spurred University of Maryland researchers to study the technology in watermelons. Haley Sater, UMD agriculture and Natural Resources agent for Wicomico County and Hemendra Kumar, University of Maryland precision ag specialist worked with Earl Dyson at Scout Applicators and Wicomico County farmer Charles Wright to complete the first year of the study focused on spray coverage uniformity.
Shore Home & Garden Magazine

1 month ago | shorehomeandgarden.com | Sean Clougherty |Kathy Jentz |Ken Morgan

Looking out my home office window, there is still a layer of crusty snow on the ground — but I know spring will be here soon!. It might look quiet at your local garden centers and nurseries at this time of year, but they are...
Regarding trees: When is it time to say goodbye?

1 month ago | shorehomeandgarden.com | Sean Clougherty

A tree adds a lot to a landscape. It makes shade, a haven for birds and wildlife, and they clean the air. For some people who grew up in one place or planted a tree upon arriving to a new place, a long-living tree in some ways becomes part of the family. It’s there for all the milestones and celebrations. It’s a refuge, a hideout, a family photo backdrop, a home base, a jungle gym. But it also ages with us and at some point, parting with a beloved tree becomes unavoidable.