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

Linganore FFA holds its first Women in Ag Forum

6 days ago | americanfarm.com | Sean Clougherty

NEW MARKET, Md. — The Linganore FFA Chapter in Frederick County, Md., held its first Women in Agriculture Forum on April 26. The morning event at Miller-Gaver Farm featured breakfast, three speakers and time for attendees to visit vendors of women owned businesses.
Farm dogs wear GPS collars while on patrol

6 days ago | americanfarm.com | Sean Clougherty

DICKERSON, Md. — Animal collars with GPS tracking ability have gained attention in recent years at keeping livestock within a field, but a Montgomery County farmer is using the technology to try to keep crop damaging wildlife out of his field.. Since late last summer, John Jamison has outfitted his two dogs with GPS collars to patrol fields for geese, groundhogs and deer. Jamison said he’s tried several other deterrents to keep deer away.
Lodge of Wye’s lineage gets revived

1 week ago | americanfarm.com | Sean Clougherty

QUEENSTOWN, Md. — Lodge of Wye, a foundational bull in the storied Wye Anugs herd, now managed by the University of Maryland, is long gone, along with the farm that purchased the bull from Wye Angus. But the combination of forethought to preserve Lodge’s genetics and the feasibility of in vitro fertilization has revived the bull’s lineage with a new crop of calves. Born in 1963, Lodge of Wye was lauded for his preferred genetic traits and massive size.
Shore Home & Garden Magazine

2 weeks ago | shorehomeandgarden.com | Sean Clougherty |Jessica Damiano

Most houseplants are tropical plants that require the warm, somewhat humid conditions of their natural habitat In the home, many can become tired-looking, especially over winter, when even your brightest window provides... Read More
Strawberries represent a promise for summertime

2 weeks ago | shorehomeandgarden.com | Sean Clougherty

When local strawberries are ripe, it’s a good thing. “Strawberries are a fun crop,” says Russ Shlagel, a farmer in Charles County who has grown strawberries for more than 25 years. “They taste good, they’re easy to pick. After being cooped up for the winter, it’s something fun to do.”Besides having the freshest sweet fruit at your fingertips, it also means summer is around the corner. No matter how cold the winter is or what the groundhog reportedly saw back on Feb.
Repass helping to revive popularity of tea parties

2 weeks ago | shorehomeandgarden.com | Sean Clougherty

In the Victorian era, afternoon teas were all the rage with Britain’s upper crust. Draped in etiquette and formalities, the social occasions marked a shift in women’s roles during the era, providing a space for socializing and intellectual exchange. Teas are still popular, trending in recent years, but much of pomp and circumstance has melted away, leaving another way for friends to strengthen their bond.
Walker revives name with produce

1 month 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 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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.