South Carolina Crops

Corn and Soybean Disease Status in South Carolina

I am sure by now everyone has heard that they have found Southern rust on corn and Soybean rust on kudzu in southwest Georgia. There has been a strong weather pattern of winds and rain blowing from the southwest towards us so it is possible diseases of all types could come in on a storm.  […]

2024 Corn Update – 6/5

Corn across SC is at various growth stages and experiencing a wide range of environmental conditions. Much of the state had abundant rainfall most of March, prohibiting field work and fertilizer applications to be made, delaying planting. In other areas, corn was able to get planted early and emerged looking great. As we shifted into […]

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, […]

South Carolina Soybean Rust Update – 8/25

SOUTH CAROLINA SOYBEAN RUST NEWS NOTE 25 August 2023 FROM:  Jonathan Croft, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, Joe Varn, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, Rogan Gibson, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, and Dr. John Mueller, Extension Soybean Pathologist, Edisto Research and Education Center. At this time, Asian Soybean Rust has NOT been identified in South Carolina. Samples were collected and […]

South Carolina Soybean Rust Update – 8/11

FROM:  Jonathan Croft, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, Joe Varn, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, Rogan Gibson, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, and Dr. John Mueller, Extension Soybean Pathologist, Edisto Research and Education Center. Currently, Asian Soybean Rust has NOT been identified in South Carolina. Samples were collected and examined from Allendale, Barnwell, Bamberg, Colleton, Dorchester and Orangeburg Counties. Soybean […]

South Carolina Soybean Rust Update – 8/7

SOUTH CAROLINA SOYBEAN RUST NEWS NOTE 07 August 2023 FROM:  Jonathan Croft, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, Joe Varn, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, Rogan Gibson, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, and Dr. John Mueller, Extension Soybean Pathologist, Edisto Research and Education Center. At this time, Asian Soybean Rust has NOT been identified in South Carolina. Samples were collected and examined from Allendale, Bamberg, Dorchester […]

South Carolina Soybean Rust Update – 7/28

SOUTH CAROLINA SOYBEAN RUST NEWS NOTE 28 July 2023 FROM:  Jonathan Croft, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, Joe Varn, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, Rogan Gibson, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, and Dr. John Mueller, Extension Soybean Pathologist, Edisto Research and Education Center. At this time, Asian Soybean Rust has NOT been identified in South Carolina. Samples were collected and examined from Allendale, Bamberg, Dorchester […]

South Carolina Soybean Rust Update – 7/21

SOUTH CAROLINA SOYBEAN RUST NEWS NOTE 21 July 2023 FROM:  Jonathan Croft, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, Joe Varn, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, Rogan Gibson, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, and Dr. John Mueller, Extension Soybean Pathologist, Edisto Research and Education Center. This is the first weekly Soybean Rust News Note for the 2023 growing season.  At this time, Asian Soybean Rust has NOT been identified in […]

Corn Update 6/6 – Nitrogen, Irrigation, and Fungicides

Across the state, the earliest planted corn I have looked at is looking very good as we begin to see tassels emerge and pollen shed. In many cases, a lot of our earliest planted corn this year has been under irrigation which sets us up to produce a very good crop. However, we are not […]