Month: March 2021

Dee Dee Kinsey is the Calhoun county Administrative Assistant and has been with  Clemson Extension for 13 years. She previously worked at the Orangeburg County Magistrates office, where she was in charge of Criminal and Civil processing and the monthly dockets for ten years. She then went to South State Bank, where she worked as […]

Around the Countryside National Ag Day 2021 Marion Barnes – Senior County Extension Agent Clemson University One of the many activities that signal the beginning of spring is seeing farmers in their fields putting in their crops. Agriculture provides almost everything we eat, use, or wear daily, but few people truly understand this contribution. Every […]

Glenna Mason is the 4-H Youth Development Agent in Orangeburg and Calhoun county. She has been in this position since June 2018, Her background is in Family and Consumer Science which means Home Economics.  She has taught in several southern states, including MS, TN, AL, and SC. Glenna previously worked for Clemson Extension in Lancaster, […]

Brandi Bazzel Murdaugh is the Administrative Assistant in Colleton County. She has been with Clemson Extension since July 2019.  She studied Business Management at the University of South Carolina Salkehatchie. She has an extensive background in logistics and office administration.   As an Administrative Assistant, Brandi accepts and ships client soil samples and plant problem […]

Janet Steele is an area forestry and wildlife agent-based in Orangeburg. The Forestry and Natural Resources Team has had one agent retire, and another resign within the last four months.  This has resulted in a realignment of our county assignments due to where the new team members will be placed. In addition to Lexington, Calhoun, […]

Rob Last has been with Clemson for one year in April 2021.  He is the Horticulture Agent covering Barnwell, Bamberg, Allendale and, Hampton Counties. Rob graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2001 with a degree in agriculture. After graduation, he began work as a grower producing leafy greens and herbs for the United Kingdom’s […]

Jonathan Croft is the Agricultural Extension Agent for Orangeburg, Dorchester, and Berkeley Counties. Jonathan has been with Clemson Extension for 15 years. He attended Clemson University and earned an M.S. in Plant and Environmental Sciences in 2006 and a B.S. in Agriculture Mechanization and Business in 2003. His program emphasis includes crop production (cotton, corn, […]

Susan Till is the Orangeburg County administrative assistant and has been working from the Orangeburg County Extension Office for three years. Susan has a master’s in education from SC State University and a bachelor’s from Francis Marion College. She began her professional career as a cost accountant and transitioned to the classroom teacher as her […]

Marion Barnes, Senior County Extension Agent Brittany Flowers, County Extension Agent As spring draws near, farmers are reminded to be aware of hazards they may face while working around their farms. Tilling and fertilizing the ground, planting crops, working livestock, weed control measures, and numerous other chores can put farmers at risk during the spring […]

South Carolina 4-H youth development has been working hard to innovate engaging hands-on activities for youth. Despite the many challenges this pandemic has brought on, we remain committed to providing quality hands-on learning opportunities. Distance-learning programs are available for families to complete safely in their homes. We encourage youth and their families to try something […]