Spring is one of the busiest times on a farm, and COVID-19 hasn’t changed many things for the Agronomy Team. They’ve continued to work directly with producers while maintaining social distancing protocols and while implementing additional safety precautions. They altered group meetings to one-on-one meetings and trainings or met with multiple producers at one time if they were members of the same family. On-farm trials and demonstrations are continuing as normal.
Here are a few highlights since March:
- 447 direct producer calls/farm visits
- 15 initial private applicator trainings conducted
- 52 EPA mandated dicamba trainings conducted
- 43 EPA mandated paraquat trainings conducted
- On-farm corn nematode project looking at the effects of stubby root nematode and potential of black oat cover crops as a management tool
- Examination of kudzu leaves for Asian Soybean Rust as part of a South Carolina Soybean Board (SCSB) grant project
- A Four-county project looking at root-knot nematode effects on growth and yield x variety which is also part of a SCSB grant project
- A project looking at the viability of shade and broadleaf tobacco use for cigar wrapping
- Soybean variety demonstration evaluating yield and growth performance in common soil types within a county
- On-farm corn (silage and grain) and soybean (official variety trials) OVT locations in cooperation with the
Clemson Variety Test Program
Submitted by: Jay Crouch, Clemson Extension, Agronomic Crops Program Team Director
