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Clemson scientists at the Pee Dee REC are looking at how to breed for more heat-tolerant peanut plants.

New genetic discovery could help peanuts beat the heat

A freezer case in a grocery store is filled with processed food items.

MAHA report on children’s health highlights harms of ultraprocessed foods – a food scientist explains the research

New research from Clemson University suggests that natural feed additives such as black cumin, kefir and bacteriophages could offer poultry producers effective alternatives to antibiotics at a time when demand for antibiotic-free products continues to grow.

Clemson University finds natural way to raise chickens without antibiotics

Puneet Dwivedi

Professor lands dream job as Clemson Endowed Professor of Environmental Sustainability

Dean Holt congratulates Erika Hwang

College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences honors students, faculty and staff during annual awards

Cotton field at the Clemson University Pee Dee Research and Education Center in Florence, South Carolina.

Adaptable roots, better cotton: How root traits improve yields

Aerial view of the turfgrass fields at the Clemson University Pee Dee Research and Education Center in Florence, South Carolina.

Pee Dee REC announces Turfgrass Field Day

Field of green alfalfa at Clemson University's Edisto Research and Education Center in Blackville, South Carolina.

Climate-Smart practices for forage-livestock systems

Clemson assistant professor Dawoon Jeong and Clemson students Sarah Jane Eberhart and Gabriel Venturini.

Jeong addresses water issues from a social science perspective

Jagger Harvey of Clemson University and Amit Kochavi of Sderot, Israel.

Clemson – Israeli universities partnership will advance agriculture

Jim Anderson

Jim Anderson becomes director of Clemson’s Baruch Institute

Clemson scientists believe increasing urban residents' interaction with healthy trees may help alleviate adult depression.

Scientists link urban tree structure to mental health

Learn sustainable management solutions at the 2025 Forages and Livestock Field Day

Learn sustainable management solutions at the 2025 Forages and Livestock Field Day

Sachin Rustgi and Guatam Saripalli use facilities at the Clemson Pee Dee REC in Florence, South Carolina, to compare gluten-free products to the gluten-containing counterparts.

‘Gluten-free’ foods may not be all that healthy

georgetown trip

History, drones and surveys give undergraduates valuable experience

Corn and soybeans planted at Clemson's Edisto REC.

South Carolina Corn and Soybean Growers Meeting slated for Dec. 17

David Robb, farm manager, talks with TOPP participants about research conducted at Clemson's Organic Research Center.

Clemson aims to ease organic transition for South Carolina farmers through USDA agreement

The 2022 Clemson Cooperative Extension Service Turf School will be held from 1-2 p.m. EST, Jan. 31-Feb. 4, via Zoom.

Multi-state study offers recommendations for keeping bermudagrass greener all season

Jagger Harvey (second from left) will use experiences he gained while leading international teams to work on agricultural challenges across the globe, such as in Nepal, to lead the Clemson University Global Research Initiative.

Harvey leads Global Research Initiative to tackle global food supply challenges

Clemson Extension TEACH Center opens at Citadel Mall

John Andrae

Clemson names Andrae director of Edisto REC

Research foundation quietly the epicenter of collaboration at Clemson

The 2024 Clemson University Watermelon Field Day is slated for July 11 at the Edisto REC in Blackville, South Carolina.

Clemson Extension Watermelon Field Day features research, technology and trade show

Salman Naveed is one of two Clemson doctoral students participating in a cotton research project at the Pee Dee REC.

Clemson, USDA scientists research to help boost cotton production

FLORENCE, S.C. – Poa-annua control, controlling spring dead spot in ultradwarf bermudagrass putting green turf and information about new fungicide combinations are just a few of the topics that will be covered during the Clemson University Pee Dee Research and Education Center (REC) Field Day on April 30. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the Pee Dee REC Pavilion, 2200 Pocket Road, Darlington, South Carolina 29532. The field day begins with participants taking a walking tour of turfgrass experiments at 8:30 a.m. Please wear comfortable walking shoes. Trial areas will be grouped according to station number, with smaller sub-stations covered within each grouping. Presenters include Joseph Roberts, assistant professor of turfgrass pathology and nematology, and Clemson Cooperative Extension Service specialist. Adam Gore, Clemson Extension horticulture agent, will also present. Field day topics covered at each station include: 1. Understanding Post-Emergence Applications for Poa annua Control 2. Fungicide Efficacy Trials for Controlling Spring Dead Spot Disease in Ultradwarf Bermudagrass Putting Green Turf 3. Understanding Spring Herbicide and Fertilizer Applications for Zoysiagrass Landscape Turf 4. New Fungicide Combinations for Foliar Diseases on Ultradwarf Putting Green Turf 5. Evaluation of New Fungicide Combinations for Large Patch in St. Augustinegrass Landscape Turf 6. Year-Round Fungicide and Nematicide Programming for Ultradwarf Bermudagrass Putting Green Performance This event is expected to end at 11:30 a.m. Pesticide credits, including three Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Category 3 – Turf for South Carolina and three CEUs Category L, N, D and X for North Carolina, will be offered. Contact Joseph Roberts, jar7@clemson.edu, for information. The Pee Dee REC is located in both Darlington and Florence counties.

Pee Dee REC announces Turfgrass Field Day

Dever brings passion for land-grant mission to lead role at Pee Dee REC

Floating wetlands bring beauty, benefits to South Carolina ponds

Clemson breaks ground on forestry, environmental conservation hub

South Carolina farmers with grazing livestock are needed for a Clemson University forages study..

South Carolina fescue farmers needed for climate-smart agriculture study

Doctoral graduate is greeted by college leadership on stage

‘A great place for lifelong learning’

A group poses for a photo

Hitachi invests in Clemson Ph.D. student’s plan for sustainable packaging

New Flood Evacuation Tool helps with preparedness, evacuation and response

New Flood Evacuation Tool helps with preparedness, evacuation and response

Sonia Salaria and Tristan Lawrence tend peas growing in Clemson professor Dil Thavarajah's greenhouse.

Clemson scientists discover plant genes to help grow South Carolina economy

A large yellow and black spider is on a small tree limb.

Clemson scientist: Study shows Joro spiders ‘here to stay,’ spreading fast

A man in an orange hat stands on the edge of a large cotton field.

Clemson, Cotton Incorporated work to develop designer cottonseed

Clemson Ph.D. student wins at PSA Meeting