Clients Served
The Horticulture Team as a whole responded to nearly 3,000 clients in the last two weeks through phone, email, and text. This does not count online program participants or social media engagement.
The South Carolina Grower Blog – scgrower.com (scgrower.com)
The South Carolina Grower Blog is managed by the Horticulture Program Team and provides fruit and vegetable news for growers and agribusiness in South Carolina. There is a sign-up option to receive email notifications about new blog posts.
The South Carolina Grower blog had:
414 views between March 16-22 (3 posts)
524 views between March 23-29 (1 post)
450 views between March 30-April 5 (3 posts)
New Extension Horticulture Facebook Page
Our program team launched a new Facebook page two weeks ago. It already has 785 followers, post reach of 19,474, and engagement of 4,096.
Awards
We would like to recognize the Chainsaw Safety Team for winning the Outstanding Regional Collaborator award from the Association of Natural Resources Extension Professionals (ANREP).
Clemson University members on the Southern Region Saw Safety Team included: Adam Gore, Andrew Jeffers, Anthony Melton, Benjamin Powell, Bruce McLean, Callen Bethea Outen, Chase Smoak, Christopher Burtt, Cory Tanner, Kerrie Roach, Laura Lee Rose, Mark Arena, Parker Johnson, Paul Thompson, Sarah Scott, Vicky Bertagnolli, and Zack Snipes. There were also team members from the University of Georgia and North Carolina State University. Congratulations to the entire team – well deserved!
