November 21, 2023
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, […]
May 12, 2022
This spring has been challenging, from increased input costs to low supply and shortages. The weather has been equally challenging across South Carolina so far in 2022. The majority of the corn crop was planted a week to 14 days later than last year due to cool temperatures, soils, and early season rains. We are […]
March 18, 2022
An electronic copy of the Peanut Money-Maker 2022 Production Guide is available here: Peanut Money-Maker 2022 Production Guide
January 16, 2022
Dicamba training will be mandatory again in 2022 for applicators who wish to purchase and apply dicamba herbicide products. Two training programs will be offered in the month of January on Zoom and one in-person training directly following the conclusion of the State Cotton Growers Meeting in Santee, SC on January 25th. Participants will receive […]
December 15, 2021
The 2021 Clemson Agronomic Crop Variety Trial results are now available online for corn, corn silage, grain sorghum, soybean, small grain, and peanut at the following link. Clemson OVT Data Cotton results will be posted soon. Utilizing OVT data as a tool for hybrid and varietal selection for the 2022 growing season is recommended. Evaluating […]
December 7, 2021
The results from the 2021 County Corn Hybrid Trials are now available. In 2021, we evaluated 12 different hybrids across eight locations across the state in both irrigated and non-irrigated cropping systems, the results from six of those locations are included in the attached report. The results of these trials are to be used along […]
October 28, 2021
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 […]
August 30, 2021
I hope everyone has had a good weekend. In response to this weekend’s Soybean Rust Update from Jonathan Croft, Joe Varn, and Dr. Mueller about confirming soybean rust on soybean in Bamberg, South Carolina, I wanted to provide a few recommendations as we begin applying fungicides or considering doing so. The crop progress report from […]
July 19, 2021
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, […]
February 25, 2021
A Virtual Meeting was held on February 25th, 2021 to provide an update on cotton 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 cotton production. The speakers for […]