November 6, 2024
Roxane Cummings, Rural Health & Nutrition Agent November is National Diabetes Month. If you live in Bamberg County, odds are that you or someone you know is living with diabetes. In fact, according to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes affects over 37 million Americans. What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that causes blood glucose […]
October 17, 2024
By: Molly Jones Dorchester 4-H Youth Development Agent Rapid growth and development in Dorchester and Colleton Couties are bringing an influx of folks with children interested in participating in extra-curricular activities. 4-H is a wonderful outlet for children that are interested in animals and agriculture to cultivate those passions and grow with our program. As […]
October 8, 2024
Hillary Pope, Area Livestock and Forages Agent Join the Savannah Valley 4-H program for the annual market hog sale and awards program. We invite you to support our youth that have worked hard this year with their projects. Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to people of all ages, regardless of race, color, […]
July 31, 2024
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL UNIVERSITY STAFF WHO ACHIEVED MILESTONES IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST. MAKAYLA WYNDHAM, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, 8/15/2023 – (1) YEAR! BEATRISS CALHOUN, WATER RESOURCES AGENT, 8/15/2019 – (5) YEARS. SAMANTHA PORZELT, WATER RESOURCES AGENT, 8/30/2021 – (3) YEARS. Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to people of all ages, regardless of race, […]
June 20, 2024
Dawn Stuckey, 4-H Youth Development Agent – Colleton and Hampton Counties 4-H programs are grounded in the belief that youth learn best by doing. Youth complete hands-on projects in areas like science, health, agriculture, and civic engagement in a positive environment where they receive guidance from adult mentors and are encouraged to take on proactive […]
April 5, 2024
Marion Barnes, Senior County Extension Agent – Clemson University There are certain times of the year when farm vehicles and equipment will be more prevalent on the highways, such as spring planting and fall harvest, and motorists need to be aware of this increased activity and exercise caution and patience. With planting season underway in […]
March 6, 2024
Phillip Carnley, Area Horticulture Agent Strawberries are looking good around the Midlands. The biggest issue I’ve seen is still Neopest and getting plants to size up. With Neopest, stay on top of a preventative spray with Thiram or Switch. If plants are still small, row covers are your friend and will help force crown development. […]
February 22, 2024
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 […]
February 22, 2024
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 […]
February 14, 2024
Roxane Cummings, Rural Health & Nutrition Agent Roxane Cummings recently joined the Rural Health and Nutrition team as the Rural Health Agent for Orangeburg and Bamberg Counties. She is lifelong resident of Cope, a small rural town in Orangeburg County. After high school, she received her undergraduate degree in English from Southern Methodist College. She […]
