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During the 2022 Clemson Field Day, South Carolina peanut growers saw how new varieties grew and stacked up compared to current standards.

Clemson Extension provides peanut particulars to help growers profit

Clemson Extension Cotton Specialist Mike Jones says farmers should prioritize yield potential and stability when choosing what cotton variety to plant.

Pee Dee REC Field Day teaches about cotton, cover crops, pollinators and more

Pumpkins at the Edisto REC

Clemson Agronomic and Vegetable Field Day slated for Sept. 22

John Mueller demonstrates nematode infection on corn plant roots.

Nematode discussion highlights 2022 Clemson Corn Field Day

Clemson specialists report peanut production up in South Carolina.

Clemson announces 2022 Peanut Field Day

Bamberg County farmer Richard Rentz and Clemson precision agriculture engineer Kendall Kirk work with a tablet in front of a grain silo.

Clemson announces new Center for Agricultural Technology

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

Clemson University researchers have received a USDA grant to find novel ways to improve crop nutrient use efficiency and pest management in organic watermelon.

Clemson announces 2022 Watermelon Field Day

cotton pest

Clemson Extension Scouting Workshops slated for July 27 – 28

Scientists, farmers help ‘Queen of Forages’ re-establish throne in the South

Close up of a peach tree in Clemson's Musser Fruit Research Center

Grant helps Clemson researchers fight peach bacterial diseases, support underserved producers

This AS-3000 Dual pH Analyser is located in the Clemson Ag Service Lab and is used to measure soil pH.

Clemson web apps calculate soil pH to help growers increase profits, reduce costs

Alfalfa once was a dominant perennial legume species used in the southern United States. Thanks to improved varieties and management practices associated with increases in educational efforts and plantings, alfalfa is making a comeback.

Clemson announces ‘Alfalfa in the South’ field day

Bhupinder Farmaha, a Clemson nutrient management specialist, spreads fertilizer in an Edisto REC field.

Current fertilizer prices call for precise input management

The Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service Precision Agriculture group has developed two new soil fertility calculators to help growers maximize their fertilizer dollars.

Clemson apps calculate fertilizer blends to save growers money

implemented by Clemson Extension Water Resources, Agronomic Crops and Horticulture Program teams to provide health check-ups for center pivot irrigation systems.

Program provides health checks for center pivot irrigation systems

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

Sruthi Narayanan and Sachin Rustgi

Clemson researchers continue study to develop heat-tolerant soybeans

Bamberg County farmer Richard Rentz (left) and precision agriculture engineer Kendall Kirk stand together working with irrigation technology.

A high-stakes season lies ahead for South Carolina’s farms

Clemson researchers collaborate with IBM and AgStack to establish the Ecosystem for Agricultural Technology Sharing, or EATS, community.

Clemson working with IBM and AgStack to globally expand and revolutionize Cooperative Extension Service

Liliane Silva collects forage measurements ion alfalfa-bermudagrass.

Silva named Clemson Forages Research and Extension specialist

Peach trees at Musser Fruit Research Center in Seneca.

Clemson scientist studies ‘vaccine’ for peach trees

The Agrus system travels down crop rows measuring plant density and volume to minimize crop waste and save farmers money.

Clemson students develop system to minimize crop waste and help farmers save money

Evenly spaces plants grow out of two rows of dirt covered by a black tarp. The row on the right shows thin weeds growing as well.

Clemson leads study to improve organic vegetable production using carbon waste

The 2021 Peanut, Horticulture and Agronomic Crop Field Day at Clemson University Edisto Research and Education Center in Blackville, South Carolina has been cancelled.

Clemson develops peanut loan rate calculator

Clemson intelligent irrigation system: Increase profits, protect environment

To help farmers easily determine the nutrients in feed mixes, the Clemson University Precision Agriculture team has developed the Clemson Livestock Feed Ration Calculator.

Clemson offers app to help calculate feed rations

Clemson and UGA entomologist Brett Blaauw uses a reverse-flow leaf blower to collect insects from peach trees.

Pigskin and Peaches

Corn harvest is underway and Clemson University has a new app to help farmers when making decisions related to storing or field drying grain crops.

New Clemson app helps grain farmers manage grain moisture content

Clemson researchers have developed a new app farmers can use to optimize liquid fertilizers used to feed crops through irrigation systems.

Customize liquid fertilizers using new Clemson app

Close up of a peach tree in Clemson's Musser Fruit Research Center

Clemson researcher leads effort against new Xap strains that threaten peaches and other stone fruits

Allendale County farmer Joe Oswald helps Clemson researcher Dana Bodiford Turner install watermark soil moisture sensors for on-farm trials to show farmers how using soil moisture monitoring technology can help them irrigate more efficiently.

Clemson research finds using soil moisture sensors can increase farmer’s net income

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

Clemson IPM newsletter keeps growers pest-informed

Clemson soil nutrient management specialist Bhupinder Farmaha and master's student study how utilizing cover crops and conservation tillage in cotton may be just what the doctor ordered for healthy soils.

Clemson researchers collaborate with others to help Carolina cotton conserve soil

Clemson researchers have developed a new app farmers can use to optimize liquid fertilizers used to feed crops through irrigation systems.

Clemson researchers develop new technology to make fertigating row crops more appealing