March 25, 2024
By: Anthony Keinath, Vegetable Pathologist, Clemson Coastal REC Originally posted on SC Grower: https://scgrower.com/ “Damping-off” refers to root and stem rot on young seedlings of direct-seeded crops. “Stem and root rot” is used to describe the same disease on transplanted crops. I use the term “seedling disease” when information below applies to both types of crops. […]
March 25, 2024
Clemson Extension is hosting a small grains field day on Thursday, April 25th at the Pee Dee Research and Education Center. Registration will begin at 8 am and the program will be from 9 am – 12 pm. Lunch and 3 pesticide credit hours will be provided for registered attendees. Topics covered will include high […]
February 5, 2024
On Thursday February 15, 2024 the South Carolina New and Beginning Farmer Program is hosting a workshop on anaerobic soil disinfestation strategies as part of the advanced IPM workshop series. The event will be held from 10 AM – 4 PM at Clemson’s Coastal Research and Education Center in Charleston, South Carolina. Learn how to […]
January 29, 2024
The Clemson Extension SC New & Beginning Farmer Program is now accepting applications for the Class of 2024! The SCNBFP is focused on enabling new and beginning farmers to be successful, productive, and innovative members of their local agricultural community by providing them with the tools, knowledge and skills necessary to be successful entrepreneurs; sound […]
January 9, 2024
The annual Clemson IPM program and South Carolina SARE open forum will be held this Thursday, January 11, from 10am to 2pm at the Sandhills Research and Education Center in Columbia, SC. This open forum is an opportunity to hear an update on ongoing activities from the Clemson IPM program, SC SARE, and SC State University […]
November 10, 2023
Stink bug overview and identification The brown stink bug, Euschistus servus, and southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula, can be damaging pests of field corn in South Carolina. While it has a high potential for injury, it is considered a sporadic pest because it does not occur at damaging levels in every field every year. […]
August 25, 2023
Contributing Author: Dr. Francis Reay-Jones More than 80% of field corn grown in the U.S. has been genetically engineered to express one or more insecticidal toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis, called Bt toxins. Bt corn was first commercialized in the U.S. in 1996, expressing a single Bt toxin targeting the European corn borer. Newer Bt corn […]
July 20, 2023
Welcome to the new home for the Clemson IPM program newsletter. The newsletter will continue to provide timely updates on integrated pest management across all priority areas, just with a new look!
