September 15, 2023
September 17-23, 2023No One Can Take Your Place Submitted by: Marion Barnes, County Extension Agent, Clemson University Anyone actively involved in farming can tell you about the hazards and risks encountered while providing the food, fiber and fuel this country and the world is so dependent upon. Just as consumers sometimes overlook the important role […]
January 11, 2023
The New Year brings the talk of resolutions. Resolutions: however, have a reputation for being declared and then forgotten. Why not make a promise this year involving your family and their future? Make a promise to create a safer work environment for your farming operation. Farmers are used to working around large, powerful equipment, livestock, […]
April 18, 2022
Farming is a stressful occupation when times are good. Volatile commodity markets, skyrocketing energy costs (gas and farm fuel prices), record fertilizer prices, shortages of certain pesticides, lime, machinery parts, and other essential agricultural-related inputs, in addition to the ever-present uncertainties of the weather, are just a few issues that are weighing heavily on the […]
September 20, 2021
Spring and summer are some of the busier times of the year for farmers. Planting, cultivating, and tending crops and livestock, and making hay are just a few farm activities that usually mean increased travel time on roadways for agricultural equipment operators. Farm equipment is becoming wider and larger, and many farmers tend fields at […]
April 14, 2021
Marion Barnes, Senior County Extension Agent, Clemson University It seems the older one gets, the more they reminisce about or recall days gone by. As a teenager growing up on a small family farm in Colleton County, South Carolina, I could not wait for school to turn out for the summer, even though it meant […]
