February 15, 2023
Christopher LeMaster Livestock & Forage Agent Cherokee, Spartanburg, & York Counties We had a very successful first workshop with our mobile processing grant. Despite the hurricane-force wind and rain, we harvested 100 broilers. Participants were able to grow the birds for seven weeks and then learned safe and humane practices for harvesting the chickens. We […]
February 15, 2023
Laura Haddon 4-H Agent Hello! My name is Laura Haddon, and I am the new Spartanburg County Clemson Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development Agent. I am new to Spartanburg County but have been with Clemson Extension for three years as the 4-H Agent in Cherokee County. I am looking forward to becoming a part of […]
February 15, 2023
Drew Jeffers Horticulture and Natural Resource Agent The South Carolina Master Gardener Volunteer program is still carrying on the mission to be extensions of extension service professionals and serve the community! We had 12 participants graduate from the training program in fall 2023 and 20 from spring 2022. All have returned to their local communities […]
February 15, 2023
Drew Jeffers Horticulture and Natural Resource Agent The South Carolina Certified Landscape Professional Program (SCCLP) is an online, self-paced certification program that provides high-level horticultural education and training to green industry professionals and operators. The program launched in 2020 and has offered spring and fall courses for the last three years. Over 385 professionals have […]
February 15, 2023
Andy Rollins Upstate Commercial Fruit and Vegetable Agent Currently, I’m holding all of my yearly production meetings. At my peach meeting, we had 81 in attendance, with 61 different farms represented. Along with another agent, we hosted the first meeting of the SC Small Fruit Growers Association. I assisted Bob Hall in helping to establish […]
February 14, 2023
Christopher LeMaster Livestock & Forage Agent Cherokee, Spartanburg, & York Counties This past December, I had the opportunity through South Carolina Farm Bureau to travel to Washington DC with a few other Young Farmer and Ranchers from across our state to meet with our legislators, government ag agencies, and Farm Bureau staff. It was eye-opening […]
February 14, 2023
Heather Nix Water Resource Agent The Water Resources Team continues to develop a variety of educational materials and programs, including these new offerings: Pond Maintenance: Dredging a Land Grant Press article outlining potential regulations and additional factors before undertaking a freshwater pond dredging project. Livestock Ponds in South Carolina a Land Grant Press article for […]
September 13, 2022
Food Systems and Safety Agent Alex Ryan Thompson is helping to educate Upstate South Carolina residents on various food safety topics. As a part of the Food Systems and Safety program team with Clemson Cooperative Extension, Alex Ryan Thompson hosts home canning workshops covering all forms of canning. Types of canning are boiling water baths, […]
August 31, 2022
Craft beer is coming to Clemson! Upstate Food Systems and Safety Agent Alex Thompson, Clemson Extension Associate Chad Carter, Horticulture Agent Zack Snipes, and Dr. Julie Northcutt are working to develop and implement a brewing program to serve the South Carolina brewing industry and the public through Clemson Cooperative Extension. According to the South Carolina […]
August 30, 2022
Throughout the Summer of 2022, the Spartanburg County Nutrition Educator worked tirelessly to deliver EFNEP curricula to youth and adults. We had the opportunity to deliver Nutrition Education lessons at different locations, following brand new partnerships created throughout our county. Amongst the youth audience, we had the privilege to teach the “Choose Health: Food, Fun, […]
