Clemson Extension Upstate District

2024 Saluda County Livestock and Forages Updates

Travis MitchellLivestock and Forages Agent for Newberry and Saluda CountiesDirector for The South Carolina Cattlemen’s Association  Livestock and Forage producers around South Carolina are certainly ready for spring.  The spring bull and replacement heifer sales are in full swing, as this always seems to be a very busy time of the year.  As we move […]

Saluda County 4-H Spring 2024 and Upcoming Events

Lauren Venegas Black 4H Agent for Saluda County As we enter the New Year, we have been busy with numerous activities, competitions, and events. Our monthly clubs have been meeting and doing multiple activities.  For the month of January: Our after school Clubs made Valentine’s posters for our Nursing Home patients. Our cooking clubs learned […]

Upcoming Events in Saluda, SC

  Saluda County Upcoming Events           February 24, 2024  Saluda County Cattlemens 32nd Annual Heifer Sale starts at 12:00, Noon February 27, 2024 – Saluda 4-H Livestock Club Meeting here at the office at 4:00pm March 3,2024 – Registration Deadline for the 4-H Pullet Chain Poultry Project March 5, 2024 – State […]

2023 Livestock and Forages Updates

Travis Mitchell Livestock and Forages Agent for Newberry & Saluda Counties Director for The South Carolina Cattlemen’s Association   Summer has been a very busy season in Saluda County.  The Saluda County Clemson Extension Livestock & Forages program has assisted many producers with questions concerning hay production, pasture weed control, and fall armyworm control in […]

Saluda County 4-H Summer 2023

Lauren Black Venegas 4-H Youth Development Agent  Saluda County As we end summer and fall begins, Saluda 4-H is in full swing. We wrapped up the Spring with several camps during Spring Break and one of our 4-Hers, Mya Chapman, attending the National 4-H Conference in Washington, D.C. We also had a great group of […]

Lauren Black Venegas – 4H Upcoming Events

Lauren Venegas Black 4H Agent for Saluda County 🗣Have you heard?! Registration for the Regional Video Presentation Contests have been extended to March 6th! The purpose of the 4-H Presentations Contest is to allow participants to practice and perfect their presentation skills and receive valuable feedback on those skills. All junior and senior members (ages […]

2023 Livestock Updates

Travis MitchellLivestock and Forages Agent for Newberry & Saluda CountiesDirector for The South Carolina Cattlemen’s Association The spring season is in full swing across the Carolina’s. It is a joy and relief to see pastures greening up and cattle grazing. Spring always brings optimism which was evident in the “beef cattle market outlook” presentation Dr. […]

What’s Going On In Saluda County, S.C.

Saluda County Upcoming Events     February 24, 2024  Saluda County Cattlemens 32nd Annual Heifer Sale starts at 12:00, Noon February 27, 2024 – Saluda 4-H Livestock Club Meeting here at the office at 4:00pm March 3,2024 – Registration Deadline for the 4-H Pullet Chain Poultry Project March 5, 2024 – State 4-H Legislative Day , […]

Lauren Black Venegas – 4-H Spring and Summer Recap 2022 and Upcoming Events

Saluda County 4-H is celebrating the past year while looking forward to the New Year in 4-H. This past 4-H year had several great summer workshops, state winners in different program areas, and multiple youth learning new things. Here is a recap of this summer workshops: All things Nature camp-we planted a pollinator garden box […]

Tractors and Implements for Forest Landowners – Part 3: Implements and Attachments for Property Maintenance

Our Tractors and Implements for Forest Landowners series’s first and second articles covered tractor selection and ground contact implements (see links at the end). This third part will cover implements and attachments for property maintenance that the forest landowner should consider adding to their arsenal.   Adjustable scrape blade. Photo credit: Stephen Pohlman, Clemson University. […]