Category: Public Service and Agriculture

Clemson PSA safeguards the health and safety of livestock, poultry and companion animals and protects the food supply and public health of South Carolinians. The agency ensures the safe, effective use of fertilizers and pesticides and the quality of seeds and plants grown in the state. Outreach and research facilities support and advance South Carolina’s agribusiness and forestry industries while also developing solutions to sustainably manage the state’s natural resources.

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Trees stand in forest.

Registration open for annual Clemson Extension forestry summit

Angus bull

Record-setting auction spotlights the value of cattle genetics

Meg Williamson

Clemson draws USDA praise for organic certification

Price swings and new disease put strain on S.C. cotton growers

Price swings and new disease put strain on S.C. cotton growers

Ryan Bean, Clemson Extension area forestry and natural resources agent, talks about alternative income sources for forest landowners in South Carolina during the 2020 S.C. AgriBiz and Farm Expo.

Clemson Extension experts explain alternative sources of income for farmers

Clemson announces 2020 Turf School

Clemson announces 2020 Turf School

Bradford pear trees grow in the Upstate.

Clemson Extension working to root out invasive Bradford pears

dog bath

First responders train to help the helpless in a radiological emergency

Clemson Extension announces Spring Vegetable Production Meeting

Clemson Extension announces Spring Vegetable Production Meeting

A building sits adjacent to a body of water.

Road trips and research: Graduate housing gives Clemson the power to maximize its agricultural impact

Three local heroes receive Clemson’s MLK Award for Excellence in Service

Image of cotton on plant with light blue sky in background

Clemson sets 2020 SC Cotton, Peanut Meetings for Jan. 28, 30

Aimed at training emerging SC farmers, Clemson program accepting applications

Aimed at training emerging SC farmers, Clemson program accepting applications

Don’t move ornamental citrus plants across state lines

Don’t move ornamental citrus plants across state lines

Bumper corn crop predicted for 2020: Farmers learn growing strategies during Clemson Extension’s Corn and Soybean Growers Meeting

Bumper corn crop predicted for 2020: Farmers learn growing strategies during Clemson Extension’s Corn and Soybean Growers Meeting

Holiday decorations can be dangerous for pets. Pine needles and metal hooks used to hang ornaments can puncture the intestinal lining if swallowed. Tinsel and ornaments are also a potential hazard and can cause intestinal blockage if consumed.

Clemson researcher offers tips to protect pets from holiday stress and injury

Clemson seminar aims to offer agribusinesses blueprint for 2020 success

Cotton

State cotton farmers to gather for boll weevil meeting

Clemson Professor Adam Kantrovich addresses the audience at the S.C. Ag Outlook Conference.

Clemson agribusiness experts help farmers find opportunities amid travails of trade war

Spots are one of the symptoms of bacterial spot on peaches .

Clemson student studies major disease in hopes of bringing relief to peach industry

In partnership with Public Health Sciences, Prisma Health–Upstate, Clemson Cooperative Extension offers a diabetes education and support class in Greenville County.

Tool for diabetes self-management from Clemson, Prisma Health–Upstate certified by American Diabetes Association

Photo of crops growing at Simpson REC

Clemson Extension to host annual corn and soybean growers meeting

Plants Fix Dirt

Farmers learn the science of soil health at Clemson conference

Cotton serves as one of South Carolina's main crops and Hanks rides past this cotton field on the Charleston Augusta Highway near Bamberg.

Images from Daniel Hanks’ bicycle ride across S.C.

S.C. 4-H Horse Program team members pose with trophies after national competition.

South Carolina 4-H’ers excel at All American Quarter Horse Congress

Sarah Holladay

Clemson student studies extra-long staple cotton for production in South Carolina

State legislators present check to Clemson faculty members.

State Legislature earmarks $500K for ‘one-of-a-kind’ Hardscramble project

New Feed the Future Innovation Lab aims to boost food security and alleviate poverty in developing countries with leadership from Clemson scientists

New Feed the Future Innovation Lab aims to boost food security and alleviate poverty in developing countries with leadership from Clemson scientists

Plant species are used as erosion control along a forest road.

Clemson field tours to show alternatives to using invasive species for erosion control

Drought conditions affect water level in Lake Hartwell.

Drought a major disruption for S.C. wildlife and natural resources, Clemson experts say

S.C. Botanical Garden to mark Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Nov. 1

Formosan termites

Clemson Entomology announces fall pest trainings

photo of a robot milking a cow

South Carolina dairymen get first glimpse of robotic milking system at Clemson

Clemson experts explain drought protection measures for forages and livestock

Clemson experts explain drought protection measures for forages and livestock

Grain sorghum grows in a field at Clemson's Pee Dee research station.

Clemson-bred agricultural technology company puts down roots in Pee Dee region