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Frank Lever III talks about how his grandfather believed the Cooperative Extension Service was 'greatest kind of education'. Frank Lever III talks about how his grandfather believed the Cooperative Extension Service was 'greatest kind of education'.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Three Clemson Extension leaders inducted into Lever Hall of Fame

byDenise Attaway
June 8, 2026
Most peach trees planted in South Carolina and Georgia are grafted onto Guardian® rootstock. Most peach trees planted in South Carolina and Georgia are grafted onto Guardian® rootstock.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

The roots of South Carolina’s peach season

byDenise Attaway
June 8, 2026
Cucumbers bred using CEA at the Clemson Coastal Research and Education Center. Cucumbers bred using CEA at the Clemson Coastal Research and Education Center.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Clemson scientist aims to redefine agriculture

byDenise Attaway
June 1, 2026
Clemson plant pathologist Steve Jeffers and Dr. Joe James inspect chestnut trees for signs of blight at James’s Chestnut Return Farms near Seneca, South Carolina. Clemson plant pathologist Steve Jeffers and Dr. Joe James inspect chestnut trees for signs of blight at James’s Chestnut Return Farms near Seneca, South Carolina.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Clemson scientist helps advance effort to restore the American chestnut                                    

byDenise Attaway
April 6, 2026
Jane Dever, director of Clemson University's Pee Dee REC and a prominent cotton breeder, is the newest member of the Cotton Research and Promotion Hall of Fame. Jane Dever, director of Clemson University's Pee Dee REC and a prominent cotton breeder, is the newest member of the Cotton Research and Promotion Hall of Fame.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Dever inducted into Cotton Research and Promotion Hall of Fame

byDenise Attaway
December 18, 2025
The two-spot cotton leafhopper, a fast-spreading pest, threatens hibiscus and other ornamental plants. The two-spot cotton leafhopper, a fast-spreading pest, threatens hibiscus and other ornamental plants.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Clemson launches first chemical trial to combat invasive leafhopper in ornamentals

byDenise Attaway
December 2, 2025
Clemson University scientists Alexis “Stocko” Stamatikos and Jing “Jennifer” Echesabal-Chen prepare to use a thermocycler, a machine that amplifies DNA, to confirm the genetic makeup of immune cells called macrophages. Clemson University scientists Alexis “Stocko” Stamatikos and Jing “Jennifer” Echesabal-Chen prepare to use a thermocycler, a machine that amplifies DNA, to confirm the genetic makeup of immune cells called macrophages.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Scientists make breakthrough in cholesterol research to combat heart disease

byDenise Attaway
December 1, 2025
Aliou Faye, ISRA's head of partnershps, talks with Gullah farmers about how South Carolina and Senegal farmers will benefit from the Clemson-ISRA collaboration. Aliou Faye, ISRA's head of partnershps, talks with Gullah farmers about how South Carolina and Senegal farmers will benefit from the Clemson-ISRA collaboration.
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Seeds of collaboration: Clemson and Senegal cultivate global agricultural partnership

byDenise Attaway
November 19, 2025
Cucumbers infected with the cottony leak disease become water-soaked, mushy and covered in a white, fluffy fungal-like growth. Cucumbers infected with the cottony leak disease become water-soaked, mushy and covered in a white, fluffy fungal-like growth.
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New soilborne threat suggests a shift in disease landscape for South Carolina cucumber growers

byDenise Attaway
November 10, 2025
Leaf color changes in the southern Appalachian Mountains will vary by elevation. Higher elevations are expected to peak in early October. Leaf color changes in the southern Appalachian Mountains will vary by elevation. Higher elevations are expected to peak in early October.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Fall leaf color season shaping up to be vibrant despite hurricane impacts

byDenise Attaway
September 22, 2025
Clemson University scientists are designing a system to utilize the waste protein in the distillers grains as is done in this Iowa ethanol plant. Clemson University scientists are designing a system to utilize the waste protein in the distillers grains as is done in this Iowa ethanol plant.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Turning farm waste into a greener future

byDenise Attaway
September 8, 2025
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Thinking rural: Subject-matter experts from broad spectrum of Colleges, departments brainstorm community outreach, future support

byKen Scar
March 11, 2025

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