Month: February 2024

Hannah W. Mikell, Agronomy Agent -Clarendon and Williamsburg Counties Farmers and scouts must stay vigilant in scouting fields for potential threats and optimizing crop health as the wheat season progresses. In this article, I’ll discuss critical concerns such as insect damage, nutrient management, weed suppression, and cold damage. Hessian fly remains a persistent threat to […]

Alyssa Lynne Jones, 4-H Youth Development Agent We have had a great 2024 in Clarendon County. This year, we’ve already developed 3 WHEP teams, had a couple of livestock club meetings, a Bake-Off competition, and two new day camps are already planned. The Bake Off was successful. We had six individual competitors and two team […]

Akendra Garrett, EFENP Agent – Berkeley and Charleston Counties Akendra Garrett, Berkeley and Charleston counties’ Nutrition Educator, is eager to work with MUSC CARES medical students to sign up eligible individuals for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). In an attempt to raise awareness in the St. Stephen community about the numerous health […]

Charley Greenthaler, Area Water Resources Agent – Calhoun and Orangeburg Counties Do you rely on a private well for your drinking water source? With more than 20% of South Carolinians falling into this category, these wells must be properly maintained to ensure safe drinking water.  Maintenance of the well is the responsibility of the well […]

Jonathan Croft, Agriculture Extension Agent – Orangeburg County The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) implemented a rule that individuals purchasing and applying restricted-use dicamba herbicide formulations participate in an approved certification-of-use program to obtain a Dicamba use license. The required training was due to the thousands of cases of dicamba herbicide injury to non-target plants across […]

Dawn Stuckey, 4-H Youth Development Agent – Colleton and Hampton Counties Colleton County Extension held its annual Advisory Committee meeting on February 15, 2024. Agents shared programmatic updates and plans with the committee based on the suggestions shared during past advisory sessions. New agents Jackie Gallagher, Rural Health Agent, and Amanda Taylor, Forestry and Natural […]

Dawn Stuckey, 4-H Youth Development Agent – Colleton and Hampton Counties Colleton County 4-H Volunteer Leader and members from Blue Ribbon Riders 4-H Club and Colleton County 4-H Club joined 4-H Agent Dawn Stuckey to visit Colleton County Council to share the value of 4-H and update them about the work 4-H has been doing […]

Dawn Stuckey, 4-H Youth Development Agent – Colleton and Hampton Counties At the January 4-H Club meeting, Colleton County 4-H members had an opportunity to work with Clemson Extension Food Safety Agent Chad Carter.  Chef Chad taught the group food and knife safety while giving them the skills to chop vegetables to make a delicious […]

Dawn Stuckey, 4-H Youth Development Agent – Colleton and Hampton Counties Intergenerational projects are projects where members of different generations work together. By working together, young people and older adults bring tremendous benefits to their community. From art programs to community gardens, there are many ways that different generations can come together as a team […]

Dawn Stuckey, 4-H Youth Development Agent – Colleton and Hampton Counties 4-H visited and shared their talents in December. Club members were invited to visit Mr. Aaron Crosby’s farm for the December club meeting to learn about cotton and watch it being picked. For several members, this was their first experience with this kind of […]