Monday, May 19, 2025

Editor's Note: The Farm and Dairy published a three-part series on Marcellus Shale earlier this fall. Follow these links for more information: Can a...

SALEM, Ohio — A 33-member group of Columbiana County landowners filed a lawsuit Feb. 27 against Chesapeake Exploration, LLC, claiming, among other things, that they...
shale oil and gas drilling rig

Natural gas and oil production jumped up again in the third quarter of 2019, according to figures released by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The grass sometimes looks greener on the other side of the fence -- or in the other corner of the...

Could you use some extra money? There are few of us that can say no to that question. Landowners often consider selling minerals, timber,...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A natural gas lease webinar will air Jan 21 at 1 p.m. by the Penn State Cooperative Extension. The Web-based seminar...
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A guide to successfully navigating through an oil and gas lease for farmers.

Concerns over keeping drinking water safe over the Marcellus Shale drilling process is on the minds of many.

Carroll County continues to be the drilling hub in the Utica shale in Ohio. During April, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued 24 permits for wells in Carroll County. All of the permits issued were to Chesapeake Exploration.

By DARRIN YOUKERContributing WriterHARRISBURG, Pa. -- If cuts in the proposed Pennsylvania budget stand, Cooperative Extension programs across the state could radically change. Gov....