South Carolina Crops

Corn and Soybean Update 5/12/2025

Much of South Carolina is now receiving some timely rainfall for corn. A lot of our corn was planted on time and in some cases earlier than the last few years due to good field conditions and soil moisture. The corn crop in SC is now considered planted, and most seems off to a good […]

SC Corn and Soybean Growers Meeting – 12/14

On behalf of Clemson Extension and the South Carolina Soybean Board, we hope you make plans to join us in Santee onThursday, December 14th for the 2023 South Carolina Corn and Soybean Growers Meeting! Our keynote presentation will be “Corn and Soybean Drying and Storage: Current Technology and Management” with Dr. Kenneth Hellevang, Extension Engineer and Professor at North Dakota State University. We’re also excited to welcome several other special guests, including: Steve Censky, […]

2022 South Carolina Corn Production Guide – Now Available

The South Carolina Corn Production Guide has been updated for 2022 is now available online on the Clemson Agronomic Crops Website. In this guide you will find information and recommendations related to corn production in South Carolina. The link to to view a PDF of the production guide is below. https://www.clemson.edu/extension/agronomy/corn.html

2021 State Corn and Soybean Meeting – 12/8 – In-Person

The South Carolina Corn and Soybean Growers Meeting will resume in 2021. This year’s meeting will consist of an in-person event at the Santee Conference Center in Santee, SC on Wednesday, December 8th, 2021. An updated announcement and agenda will be released in the coming weeks as speakers and schedules are confirmed. If you have […]

Corn and Soybean Turnrow Drop-In – Holly Hill, SC 8/20

On August 20th from 10:00am-Noon a drop-in will be held at the dryland corn hybrid strip trial located in the field at the intersection of Mt. Olive Rd and Hwy 176.  This directly across Hwy 176 in front of Mt Olive Ame Church (4630 Old State Rd, Holly Hill, SC 29059).  Dr. Michael Plumblee, Extension […]

Cotton, Soybean, and Peanut Scouting Schools – Scheduled

Scouting School dates are set for our 2021 in-field, in-person workshops devoted to scouting for insect issues in cotton, soybeans, and peanut. The dates and locations for these scouting workshops are below. See attachments to preregister and for more details. • 28 July in Manning, SC, at the Clarendon Extension Office (21 West Rigby Street, […]

Fungicides, Pre-Harvest Weed Control, Stinkbugs, and Irrigation

Corn Everyone had to watch as Elsa passed over South Carolina over the last few days. Fortunately, for the most part if you were off the coast rainfall and winds stayed in the manageable levels.  However, it very well may have blown spores into our state for several diseases including Southern rust on corn, soybean […]

2021 Pest Management Handbook – Available Online

The Pest Management Handbook is a set of recommendations developed by Clemson University Extension pest management specialists and university researchers for South Carolina growers. These recommendations were derived from various sources of information available to these contributors at times prior to publishing this handbook and represent their current views on managing field crop pests based […]

2021 Corn and Soybean Production Virtual Meeting – Posted

Virtual Meetings were held in February 2021 to provide an update on corn and soybean production in South Carolina. By participating in this program, producers were updated on new information for the 2021 growing season. At the conclusion of the panel update, time was available for any questions related to corn or soybean production. The […]