Stories by Kristy Foster Seachrist

Kristy Foster Seachrist lives in Columbiana County raising sheep and horses. She earned her degree from Youngstown State University and has worked in both print and broadcast journalism. You can follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/fosterk96.

Marcellus and Utica shale: Harrison County drilling activity appears to be increasing this spring

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 by Kristy Foster Seachrist

On average, there were 34 drilling rigs in the Utica shale region in Ohio during the month of March, according to the ODNR. There are now 81 Utica shale wells producing in Ohio.

Wilmington College gets rural loan from USDA; ag programs to benefit

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 by Kristy Foster Seachrist

Agriculture is now Wilmington College’s largest program area.

Ohio Oil and Gas Association: Stats tell the oil and gas story

Thursday, April 4, 2013 by Kristy Foster Seachrist

There’s no doubt the shale oil and gas boom is taking shape in Ohio.

Licking County landowner fights pipeline and appears to have won

Monday, April 1, 2013 by Kristy Foster Seachrist

A Licking County landowner decided he didn’t want a pipeline to cross his property. When he refused, Enterprise Liquids Pipeline threatened to use eminent domain proceedings to take private property for the purpose of the ATEX pipeline the company was constructing.

Western Pa. No Till Conference: Cover crops may hold the key to success

Friday, March 29, 2013 by Kristy Foster Seachrist

WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. — Farmers took time out of spring planting preparations March 26 to attend the Western Pa. No-Till Conference in West Middlesex, Pa. However, longtime attendees said a lot has changed during the 16 years of the conference. It is no longer solely about the benefits of no-till, but about the use of [...]

Bicentennial Farms in Lawrence County: Neighbors bound by history

Thursday, March 28, 2013 by Kristy Foster Seachrist

Crystalaire Farm and the Thompson Farm in New Wilmington, Pa. were honored with the designation as a bicentennial farm recently. Read each farm’s story.

Thompson farm purchased in 1805

Thursday, March 28, 2013 by Kristy Foster Seachrist

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. —   A farm with roots 200 years deep clings to what it is and what it was before a road divided it in the 1970s. The Thompson Hill Farm in Lawrence County was recently named a bicentennial farm by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Thompson Hill Farm is nestled on a back [...]

Fulkmans keep farming in family

Thursday, March 28, 2013 by Kristy Foster Seachrist

  NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — Crystalaire Farm is backed by history and full of promise for the future. In fact, the original sheepskin document showing the sale of the farm is framed inside the home of Gary Fulkman. The farm has been in his family for nine generations and is not going anywhere anytime soon. [...]

Pennsylvania transportation: Law changes may save farmers grief when moving from farm to farm

Thursday, March 21, 2013 by Kristy Foster Seachrist

The changes in law will affect the transportation of farm implements and exempt farm trucks, trailers, and multipurpose agricultural vehicles from registration.

GIPSA rules: New Wilmington Livestock Auction fined for shortages in 2009, 2011

Thursday, March 21, 2013 by Kristy Foster Seachrist

New Wilmington Livestock Auction has been suspended for 14 days or until it demonstrates its custodial account shortages and insolvency have been corrected. There’s also a $25,000 civil penalty.

New Wilmington and Skelton have also been assessed a $25,000 civil penalty.