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2022 Extension Innovation Awards

Tier A – Applied Extension Research: Up to $25,000 (5 awards)

  1. A Mobile Processing Poultry/Meat Unit (MPU) for Education and Demonstration Purposes
  2. Agronomic Verification Trials Across South Carolina
  3. Evaluating the Effects of Broiler Litter on Corn Productivity and Soil Health Through On-farm Trails
  4. Saltwater Agriculture: Education and Evaluation of Salicornia europea (sea beans) Production at an Indoor Vertical Salt Water Farm in Charleston
  5. South Carolina Leads by Igniting Adoption of the 4-H Thriving Model

Tier B – Clemson Online Virtual or Hybrid Extension Programs: Up to $15,000 (5 awards)

  1. Development and Implementation of the Clemson Cooperative Extension Service Brewing Program for South Carolina
  2. Development of Forages Coursework and Educational Resources to Beef and Forages Producers in South Carolina
  3. Hybrid Education Program for Novice Foresters
  4. Seasonal Pond Management in the Upstate On-Demand Short Course
  5. Training Tutorials on Herbicide Application, Environmental Fate, and Herbicide Injury

Tier C – Cutting Edge Extension Concepts: Up to $5,000 (9 awards)

  1. 4-H Weather and Climate Science Project.
  2. AgriBAM (Agricultural branding, advertising, and marketing)
  3. Annual Statewide Women in Agriculture Conference
  4. A Tour of South Carolina Forestry Practices and Mills
  5. Backyard Processing Demonstration
  6. Growing Health
  7. Leadership Excellence, Skill Enhancement and Great Opportunities
  8. Reestablishing the South Carolina Rice Industry through Grower Field Days
  9. Forged in 4-H

Tier D – Existing Program Expansion or Support: Up to $2,500 (12 awards)

  1. 4-H Officer Learning Area
  2. 4-H Preparing for Independence
  3. Asian Soybean Rust Disease Identification
  4. Beaufort Junior Leadership
  5. Building Confidence in the Use of Chainsaws
  6. Expanding South Carolina Certified Landscape Professional for Inmate Education
  7. Expansion of the Be Well Informed Program
  8. Expansion of the Bradford Pear Bounty Program to Underserved Communities
  9. Including CPR/First Aid Training in South Carolina (SC) Annie’s Project Programs
  10. Joro or No? Production of a Joro Spider Educational Video
  11. Kids Cooking Like a Chef Day Camp – Rural Community
  12. P.A.S.S. – Practical Applications of ServSafe Training (PASST)

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