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Participants in the first-ever Clemson Extension Master Food Preserver class learn how to teach people in their communities about food preservation.

South Carolina residents become Master Food Preservers

Grapes wrapped in Biopack film made from pearl milliet starch and kudzu.

Clemson researcher uses common millet/kudzu to create biodegradable food packaging

Clemson experts report peanut production up in South Carolina.

Clemson announces S.C. Peanut Growers Meeting

Cotton

Clemson announces 2023 state cotton meeting

Peanuts

Clemson unites with FFAR to tackle peanut allergies

SC New and Beginning Farmer Program accepting applications for 2023

Attendees to the 2022 Clemson Corn and Soybean Growers' Meeting learned how Agri Spray Drones are being used in agriculture research.

Clemson Extension specialists share tips for growing corn and soybeans

Clemson University researchers have received a USDA grant to help give organic sweet potato farmers new weapons to use against nematodes and weeds.

Clemson researchers work to improve organic sweet potato production in S.C.

Clemson, SC State unite for historic Extension summit in support of land-grant mission

USDA-NIFA's AgrAbility project helps disabled farmers get access to equipment that can help them in their farming operations.

Clemson and S.C. State collaborate to bring AgrAbility to South Carolina

Check firewood for insects before bringing in a house.

Don’t bring uninvited holiday guests inside with Christmas trees or firewood

Reed Edwards, co-owner of FoxPipe Farm in Laurens, S.C., and field day host, talks about growing lespedeza.

South Carolina hay grower wins in Southeastern Hay Contest

S.C. Women in Ag Conference provides connections, shares knowledge

Thanksgiving Food Safety

Don’t invite salmonella or other bacteria to holiday meals

Clemson Extension offering farmers insight in uncertain times at Ag Outlook Conference

A group of eight chickens in a coop.

Flock of domesticated birds in Beaufort County tests positive for HPAI

Patrick Wechter, Director of Clemson University's Coastal Research and Education Center, standing in front of cabinets filled with supplies.

Wechter takes charge of Clemson research facility in ‘proving ground for plant disease’

A team of Clemson researchers, led by Rongzhong Ye and Sruthi Narayanan discuss the field design for growing cover crops to improve soil-plant interactions, reduce resource inputs, improve cropping system productivity and more.

Clemson University researchers look to the past for answers to the present

The S.C. Cottage Food Law was amended in May 2022 and Clemson Extension has a new document to help residents navigate these revisions.

Clemson Extension document helps residents navigate S.C. Cottage Food Law revisions

Clemson Agronomic and Vegetable Field Day highlights latest research/technology

S.C. 4-H joins in weeklong celebration of the power of youth

A farmer wearing an orange shirt and Clemson ball cap kneels in a field to pick up something small from the ground.

USDA investing $70M in Clemson, South Carolina State Climate-Smart Commodities project

Susan Hollifield runs the Hollifield Orchard stand in Long Creek, South Carolina, where she sells apples grown in her family's orchard.

Clemson Extension announces Women in Ag Conference

Crimson clover

Clemson-led research finds cover crop types alter soil organic carbon content, composition

horses

South Carolina suspends some veterinary requirements to facilitate animal evacuations due to Ian

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 bus tour offers up-close look at SC forestry industry

High school students learned about agricultural safety during a recent Ag Safety Day at the Simpson Research Farm in Pendleton, S.C. for high school students.

High school students learn farm safety during Clemson Ag Safety Days

Fall Plant sales

South Carolina Botanical Garden Fall Plant Sales are Sept. 23-24

$5M Google.org grant helps South Carolina youth get connected

Canning

Clemson Extension announces Master Food Preserver certification pilot program

Three rabbits running around the field

Rabbits in Greenville County diagnosed with Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease

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

4-H Pinckney Leadership Program reflects on 5 years of success stories

Clemson Extension is holding a meeting to inform stakeholders what updates to the S.C. Cottage Food Law means for them. The meeting is scheduled from 1-3 p.m., Sept. 6, at the Phillips Market Center in West Columbia, SC and online via Zoom.

Clemson Extension says ‘Let’s talk about the S.C. Cottage Food Law’