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

Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool launches nationwide to digitize crop nutrient management

Ashley Burns, Matt Hersom, and Raghupathy Karthikeyan from Clemson University were part of 88 individuals completing the LEAD21 leadership-development program.

Clemson faculty/staff members graduate from land-grant university leadership program

‘See the world differently’

Clemson Extension’s Ag + Art Tour shines spotlight on some of South Carolina’s ‘best-kept secrets’

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

Yellow-legged hornet's; nest beside a pingpong ball for scale.

Clemson officials asking residents to inspect homes and other structures for hornet’s nests

Michael Plumblee, Clemson Extension corn and soybean specialist, tells 2024 Clemson Precision Ag Field Day participants today's technology allows him to do his job more effectively.

Precision Ag Field Day sets technology in motion for students

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

A yellow-legged hornet pictured from the side with callouts.

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Clemson officials ask Lowcountry residents to report large hornets after invasive hornet detected again in Jasper County

Floating wetlands bring beauty, benefits to South Carolina ponds

Three people crossing a creek on a wooden bridge on the Clemson Experimental Forest.

Clemson University invites public to Forest Fest on April 6

4-H’ers flock to state capital to share stories with lawmakers

The 2024 South Carolina Botanical Garden plant sales feature a large selection of plants, including hard-to-find native species, seasonal annuals and vegetable transplants. Other features include culinary herbs, bog plants, herbaceous perennials, native ferns, flowering shrubs, ornamental grasses, and flowering, fruit and shade trees.

South Carolina Botanical Garden 2024 Spring Plant Sales are April 5, 6 and 20

Extension’s annual Ag + Art Tour bound for more SC counties than ever

Economic considerations, sustainability issues, technology and connectivity, and fruit and vegetable opportunities are on the agenda for the 2024 South Carolina Agriculture Technology and Business Forum, March 20 in West Columbia, South Carolina.

South Carolina Agriculture Technology and Business Forum coming to West Columbia

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

South Carolina fescue farmers needed for climate-smart agriculture study

Soil tests are conducted on McWhorter Stadium to get the turf ready for softball season.

Clemson Ag Service Lab promotes game-winning turf for athletic programs

Clemson Extension is offering a Forages Field Day March 21 and a Best Agricultural Management Practices for Forage-Livestock Systems workshop March 28, both at the Edisto Research and Education Center.

Clemson Extension announces 2024 Forages Field Day and BMPs Workshop

Cooking Capable series seeks to ‘change the world’ one meal at a time

Patricia Wooden, Niko Artley, Michael Ferro and other members of the Clemson University Entomology Club put together miniature museums of insects native to South Carolina to teach public school students the importance of protect ing insects.

Miniature museums show how bugs are ‘cool’

Land-grant university scientists work to develop feed additives for healthy cattle, environment

Helping growers grow: Extension effort to develop farmers enters 14th year

Chickens scratching around on a chicken coop

S.C. animal health officials remind backyard flock owners to isolate their birds

Silvopasture involves growing trees and grazing livestock on the same site.

Integrate trees with pastures to support environment, livestock production and humans

4-H brings leadership skills to SC youth through Pinckney program

A team of researchers led by Clemson professor Dil Thavarajah is studying to develop organic pulse cultivars suitable for the Southern climate, especially South Carolina and North Carolina organic production systems.

Clemson announces dates/topics for 2024 ‘Going Organic’ webinar series

Doctoral graduate is greeted by college leadership on stage

‘A great place for lifelong learning’

Innovative outdoor sound experience coming soon to SC Botanical Garden

A yellow-legged hornet pictured from the side with callouts.

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Yellow-legged hornet detected in Jasper County; Clemson officials ask public to report large hornets

With produce in the foreground, a female stands at a kitchen stove stirring a metal pot.

This Thanksgiving − and on any holiday − these steps will help prevent foodborne illness

Symptoms of FOV4 on Upland cotton include dark and continuous vascular staining on roots.

Clemson, Australian scientists unite to combat Fusarium wilt in cotton

Thanksgiving Food Safety

Don’t let foodborne illnesses take the joy out of your jingle

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

Clemson researcher Trevor Rife trains Nepal Farmers on how to use the PhenoApp to record field observations needed for phenotypic data.

Clemson scientists work with global partners to develop climate-resilient cereal crops

Clemson secures funding to take ‘next step’ with flourishing Extension diabetes program