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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “South Carolina”
By Clint Thompson South Carolina watermelon producers encountered their share of rainfall this production season. They had to overcome a plethora of diseases as a result. Brittney King, Clemson commercial horticulture Extension agent in Florence, South Carolina, provided an overview of the watermelon season and the challenges it presented this year. Growers still achieved strong yields. “Overall, it went pretty …
COLUMBIA – This week is National Farmers Market Week. It’s a perfect time to explore South Carolina’s many markets and enjoy seasonal favorites like peaches, butter beans and okra. “When you shop at a farmers market, you’re supporting your neighbors – and what better time than during the abundant summer months for South Carolina produce?” said Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh …
Weekly Field Update Clemson Extension agents provide updates in The South Carolina Grower this week about the status of various crops being produced throughout the state. Midlands Rob Last Pee Dee Brittney King Upstate Andy Rollins Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundNovember 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024SECURE FUNDING NOW | USDA-Sponsored Farming Project Underway in the …
Weekly Field Update Clemson Extension agents provide updates in The South Carolina Grower this week about the status of various crops being produced throughout the state. Coastal Region Anna Sara Hill Zack Snipes Midlands Rob Last Pee Dee Brittney King Upstate Andy Rollins Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundNovember 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024SECURE FUNDING NOW …
In the South Carolina Grower, Clemson Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath provided vegetable growers results from a June 2025 bioassay with powdery mildew on susceptible yellow squash. All eight fungicides reduced the disease, though four worked better than the rest. Torino, Quintec, Gatten and Vivando suppressed powdery mildew on potted bioassay plants exposed for 48 hours to spores coming from nearby …
Weekly Field Update Clemson Extension agents provide updates in The South Carolina Grower this week about the status of various crops being produced throughout the state. Statewide Tom Bilbo (Extension Entomologist) Coastal Region Anna Sara Hill Pee Dee Brittney King Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundNovember 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024SECURE FUNDING NOW | USDA-Sponsored Farming …
By Frank Giles There’s a fine line between thinning peaches to produce good marketable-sized fruit and thinning too aggressively which results in reduced yield. Growers and researchers have been working to perfect the practice for many years. Among those researchers are Juan Carlos Melgar, Clemson associate professor of pomology, and Greg Reighard, Clemson professor emeritus of horticulture. Their research has …
A pair of cucurbit diseases have been observed in South Carolina. Downy mildew disease was discovered in a research plot at the Coastal Research and Education Center in South Carolina, according to the South Carolina Grower and Clemson Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath. The disease was found on May 21, though the spores arrived approximately 10 days prior. It infected the …
COLUMBIA – Thirteen entrepreneurs will share $200,000 in funding for their agribusiness ventures through the South Carolina Department of Agriculture’s Agribusiness Center for Research and Entrepreneurship (ACRE). Finalists for ACRE’s Advanced Entrepreneurship Program were scored by a panel of judges based on their business plans, a five-minute video presentation and a demonstrated history of business success. They are: Under the leadership of …
Weekly Field Update Clemson Extension agents provide updates in The South Carolina Grower this week about the status of various crops being produced throughout the state. Coastal Region Anna Sara Hill Midlands Phillip Carnley Rob Last Sarah Scott Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundNovember 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024SECURE FUNDING NOW | USDA-Sponsored Farming Project Underway …
