Month: October 2025

Glen Payne, Urban Horticulture Agent, Beaufort County Civil Rights Statement

Tawanah Reeves-Ligon, Dorchester County 4-H Agent For many homeschool families, finding projects, curriculum, and social opportunities that have a meaningful impact and build skills as well as a love of learning in children can feel daunting, at best, and impossible, at its worst. However, there is a simple opportunity in your community that you may […]

Hampton County 4-H Junior Leadership Program Continues Building Future Leaders Dawn Stuckey, 4-H Youth Development Agent, Hampton County Hampton County youth are once again stepping into leadership roles through the 4-H Junior Leadership Program, now in its second year. With nine eager students from Hampton County High School and Patrick Henry Academy, the program is […]

Dorchester County 4-H Agent We’re excited to welcome Tawanah Reeves-Ligon to the Clemson Extension family as the newest Dorchester County 4-H Youth Development Agent. An Atlanta native, Mrs. Ligon fell in love with the Lowcountry as a teenager while attending a wedding. She would eventually move here and marry the love of her life, Robert […]

Anna Sara Hill, Horticulture Extension Agent Fall is a great time to make jelly and work on holiday wreaths or other craft decorations. One of my favorite multipurpose vines and fruits is a southeastern native, the Muscadine. Muscadines belong to the subgenus Muscadinia within the genus Vitis, and they are the most unique member of […]

Patti H. Chapman, EFNEP Nutrition Educator, Beaufort County The indulgent season is upon us.  Hopefully you and your kiddos haven’t eaten all the Halloween candy already!  Maybe it’s time to plan for that “Turkey Trot” before your Thanksgiving feast!  Let’s be real though, who doesn’t celebrate the holidays with a few too many treats?  Life’s […]

David Mansfield, Agribusiness Extension Agent Farming is a business built on uncertainty. Each year brings new challenges—weather extremes, changing markets, rising input costs, and unexpected personal events. While no one can predict the future, we can prepare for it by understanding and managing risk in five key areas: production, market, financial, legal, and personal. Production […]

Mike Windhorn, Regional Forestry and Natural Resources Agent & Molly Jones, Regional Water Resources Agent    Canada Geese are grazers that prefer well-maintained lawns next to a body of water. They are very wary of predators, so they prefer large open areas where they can easily see an approaching predator. They also use ponds for rest […]

Janet Steele, Forestry & Natural Resources Agent The southeast United States’ landscape has been shaped by fire since the pre-Paleoindian period. Prior to man living on the land, fire was started naturally by lightning strikes. Since thunderstorms primarily occur during summer, these wildfires favored species that could tolerate hot, fast-moving flames. Human settlement in the […]

Marion Barnes, Senior County Extension Agent, Distinguished Q. What are the benefits of planting legumes in wildlife food plots? If you want to improve the quality of your wildlife food plots, add some legumes. Legumes, which belong to a family of plants, with the assistance of Rhizobium bacteria, can remove nitrogen gas from the atmosphere […]