February 1, 2022
Hannah Mikell, Agronomy Agent – Clarendon County Farmers are looking forward to a fast-approaching corn planting season. Corn prices have been favorable for some time. However, farmers will have to use a pencil when preparing this year’s budget with rising input costs such as fuel, chemicals, and fertilizer. This summer and fall, Clemson Extension hosted […]
January 31, 2022
Marion Barnes – Senior County Extension Agent Does my garden need lime? If you live in the southern part of the state, the answer is most likely maybe! This is because our southern flat woods soils are characteristically acidic, low in organic matter, and have low nutrient-holding capacities. Over time our soils become acidic because […]
January 25, 2022
Hillary Pope, County Extension Agent – Allendale Ag Books for Allendale is an agricultural literacy program for kindergartners attending school in Allendale County. Clemson Extension Agent Hillary Pope is partnering with Allendale County Farm Bureau to help start the new program. The agriculture literacy program was created to allow students to learn about agriculture in their […]
January 24, 2022
Jonathan K. Croft, Agriculture Extension Agent During the 2021 growing season, South Carolina farmers reported planting 390,000 acres of soybeans and 420,000 acres of corn. To bring research results and production information to SC farmers for the 2022 crop year, Clemson Extension partnered with the SC Soybean Board to host the SC Corn and Soybean […]
January 24, 2022
Extension Agents Rob Last and Bruce Mclean Agricultural exploits continue in Orangeburg and Calhoun counties with the advent of the New Year. Recently, in Orangeburg, Extension Agents Rob Last, Bruce Mclean, I held a hands-on field day for muscadine pruning and fertility management. We were fortunate to have the local and technical college participate and […]
January 24, 2022
South Carolina to Issue Handy New Card for Ag Sales Tax Exemptions SCATE Will Debut February 1, 2022 By Eva Moore, South Carolina Department of Agriculture In 2022, the South Carolina Department of Agriculture is rolling out a handy new card for farmers to use for agricultural sales tax exemptions. South Carolina state law offers […]
August 4, 2021
The Colleton County Clemson Extension office would like to wish the best of luck to Campbell Pryor as he enters his Senior Year at Clemson University. Campbell was the Summer 2020 and Summer 2021 Intern for the Colleton County office. As many of us can relate, Campbell’s first year as an intern was not a […]
May 11, 2021
Please join us in welcoming our summer intern Campbell Pryor back to the Colleton County Extension office! Campbell is a Walterboro native. He is majoring in Agribusiness and just wrapped up his Junior year at Clemson University. Campbell was our intern last year. He helped Alta Mae Marvin and Laura Lee Rose plant the demonstration […]
April 27, 2021
Did you know? The Colleton County Farmers Market will open on Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 506 E. Washington Street, Walterboro, SC. The Saturday Market is open 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. The Tuesday Market is open 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Your local Farmers Market provides an opportunity to connect with your […]
March 19, 2021
Alta Mae started working with Clemson in 2000 as part of the SC National Heritage Corridor grant; in 2003 she joined Clemson’s Institute for Economic & Community Development as a full-time employee. Currently, Alta Mae is part of Clemson’s Agribusiness Team. A graduate of the University of South Carolina with a BA in Mass Communication, […]
