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Gilbert Miller, Clemson Extension vegetable specialist and field day coordinator, talks about how the Clemson Extension statewide weather monitoring network will benefit South Carolina growers.

Clemson experts predict watermelon production about to get more expensive

Flag blowing in wind on the Walker Golf Course

2022 Clemson Turfgrass Research and Education Field Day to be held in person

Watermelons

Clemson announces 2022 Watermelon Field Day

Clemson’s Coastal REC working to foster sustainability for Lowcountry farmers

Downy mildew begins as dark, irregular spots that spread quickly on plants’ leaves.

Downy mildew detected on South Carolina cucurbits

A study by Clemson researcher Tony Keinath finds planting cucumbers early helps the crop avoid downy mildew.

Clemson study shows planting cucumbers early can help to avoid downy mildew

FW S triploid 7 WAT: Note the wilting and yellowing leaves on a susceptible cultivar at 7 weeks after transplanting. This level of disease reduced the number and size of fruit.

Clemson research shows cultivar selection critical for managing fusarium wilt in watermelon

Clemson aims to boost organic rice production in salty coastal SC through federal grant

The row on the left was treated using anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD) . The row on the right was not treated, resulting in more nutsedge growing in the crop.

Clemson leads study to improve organic vegetable production using carbon waste

Teachers participating in Clemson's SOCIAL Studies Academy will learn how drones and other technologies are common tools used in today's agriculture.

Middle school teachers to learn about today’s agriculture during Clemson’s SOCIAL Studies Academy

Clemson Coastal REC Field Day participants

Clemson’s Coastal REC research helps improve vegetable production in South Carolina

Brian Ward, an organic vegetable specialist and assistant professor at the Coastal Research and Education Center (REC), gave an update on the South Carolina hemp crop during a recent field day.

Clemson research seeks to make industrial hemp more profitable for South Carolina farmers

Clemson University researchers have created an email newsletter to encourage adoption of IPM practices in South Carolina.

Clemson IPM newsletter keeps growers pest-informed

Rebecca Schmidt-Jeffris in field

Clemson announces Coastal Research and Education Center Field Day

Clemson researcher to lead group driving revival of Southern heirloom crops

Photo of crops growing at Simpson REC

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Clemson Ag Outlook Conference offers farmers advice on how to deal with 2020’s black swan

Photo of crops growing at Simpson REC

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Clemson Extension announces 5th Annual Ag Outlook Conference

Sign at Ag Services building pointing to dock where soil samples can be left.

Get soil tested at Clemson Ag Service Lab

Clemson study finds wildflowers create pollinator harmony for watermelons

Clemson study finds wildflowers create pollinator harmony for watermelons

Attendees participate in cultivar field trial demonstration.

Clemson’s Coastal REC vegetable research aims to bolster bottom line for S.C. farmers

David Robb talks about weed control research being conducted at the Clemson Student Organic Farm.

Clemson researchers arm farmers with new tools in fight against costly weeds

Clemson reports downy mildew detected in South Carolina; growers advised to spray cucurbits

Clemson reports downy mildew detected in South Carolina; growers advised to spray cucurbits

Rick Boyles, a research scientist at Clemson’s Pee Dee Research and Education Center, talks about how a combination of traditional and advanced plant genetic approaches are being used to determine which grain lines are best adapted to South Carolina and the entire southeastern United States.

Clemson, collaborators continue efforts to revive ancient southern crops

Clemson researchers are using state-of-the-art facilities at the Pee Dee Research and Education Center to develop a wheat variety people with Celiac Disease can eat.

Clemson announces Southern Heritage Crops Workshop

Rows of crops are seeing growing in a large field, with haybales visible in the background.

Digging into South Carolina’s most pressing problems, Clemson PSA is yielding solutions

Cucurbit Leaf Crumple Virus found in South Carolina Cucurbit Crops

Cucurbit Leaf Crumple Virus found in South Carolina Cucurbit Crops

Amy Dabbs to oversee Extension school, community garden programs statewide

Predatory mite

Clemson researcher studying ways to pit good mites vs. bad to reduce crop damage

Clemson entomologist Al Wheeler discovered this bug, Tenthecoris tillandsiae, at the Clemson Coastal REC in Charleston. This is the first time this bug has been reported being seen in the United States.

New plant bug discovered in Charleston may have hitchhiked on Spanish moss