Clemson Extension Upstate District

Water Resources

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 […]

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. […]

Travis Mitchell – Area Livestock and Forages Agent

The summer months have been busy in Saluda county as livestock & forage producers have worked tirelessly harvesting hay and silage and weaning their fall-born calf crop.  As we transition into the fall, we begin preparing our clientele for new challenges they may face.  The Saluda County Cattleman’s Association held a meeting on September 6th […]

4-H Helping Youth Thrive

For over 120 years, 4-H Youth Development has engaged youth with high-quality developmental settings with an emphasis on academic motivation and success, social competence, high personal standards, connection, personal responsibility, and contribution to others through leadership and civic engagement. The 4-H Thriving Model is the theory of change for positive youth development in 4-H. The […]

Health Extension for Diabetes

Clemson Cooperative Extension’s Rural Health and Nutrition Team offers a fantastic resource for those living with diabetes in Greenville County through the Health Extension for Diabetes (HED) program. The Health Extension for Diabetes program is an American Diabetes Association recognized practice-tested diabetes support program for people with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The […]

Home Canning and Food Safety Training for Upstate South Carolina

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, […]

Stephen Pohlman – Forestry Agent – Its Time to Get Privot Under Control

It is time to get privet under control with a method that works in the late fall that most people can do! Glyphosate is a non-restricted-use product that can be found at local places and at an affordable price. It is a non-selective herbicide product, thus why we want to use this method in the […]