Clemson Cooperative Extension

Pulling Together for Something Bigger

Christopher LeMaster Livestock & Forage Agent Cherokee, Spartanburg, & Union Counties Like most industries, quality, uniformity, and volume rule the market. With over 7800 cattle farms in our state, marketing for uniformity can be challenging. This challenge is further compounded by the lack of scale caused by the State’s average herd size being around 25 […]

Protecting Peaches from Frost & Harvesting Muscadines

Andy Rollins Upstate Commercial Fruit & Vegetable Agent Cherokee, Greenville, Spartanburg, Union, & York Counties At the beginning of this year, I continued work with a cellulose nanocrystal particle to verify its ability to frost-protect peach. It was successful but has yet to be commercially available. I spent an inordinate amount of time looking at […]

Spreading the Word: Managing Diabetes

Julia Newsome Rural Health & Nutrition Agent Cherokee & Union Counties I have promoted extension programs and recruited participants at various events/health fairs across Cherokee County this summer. If you see me at a local event, feel free to stop by and ask any questions regarding Clemson Cooperative Extension programing! I started two “Health Extension […]

FORGED IN 4-H

Mark Cathcart, Union County 4-H Agent Being a 4-H agent is the most rewarding, frustrating, difficult, and easiest job I have ever had.  4-H agents do everything at once while everyone thinks you are doing nothing, or just playing with kids.  As a blacksmith, I have a desire to pass the love of this trade […]