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 […]

York County Agritourism Farms Highlighted in New Farmer Workshop

43 new farmers from across the state of South Carolina visited York County on September 28, 2023 to learn more about agritourism.  The workshop, coordinated by the South Carolina New and Beginning Farmer Program and York County’s Agribusiness Agent, Ben Boyles, allowed farmers to see agritourism operations first-hand through guided tours of 3 York County […]

Spartanburg County Extension Office Gets a Facelift

Drew Jeffers Spartanburg County Horticulture Agent             The Clemson University Cooperative Extension Office in Spartanburg County has been at 612 Chesnee Highway in Spartanburg since 2008, serving thousands of residents annually. As with most organizations, they need to freshen things up a bit every now and then. The office has undergone some light renovation to […]

The Roaring News

York County ExtensionHello York County,The extension agents are as busy as ever with programs. I hope you enjoy reading about the many things we have been doing and programs upcoming.We welcome Tina Horn, who serves as the livestock & forage agent in York County and works statewide with dairy farms. Please contact our staff directly […]

South Carolina Youth Dairy Heifer Project

The South Carolina Dairy Heifer Project began in 1974 and is one of the oldest 4-H projects of its kind in the Nation. This project was designed to provide youth in South Carolina an opportunity to raise a dairy heifer and experience the dairy industry, and then sell their heifer at the South Carolina Dairy […]

Rural Health in Union County

Julia Newsome, Rural Health & Nutrition Extension Agent Union & Cherokee Counties I have promoted extension programs and recruited participants at various events/health fairs across Union County this summer. If you see me at a local event, feel free to stop by and ask any questions regarding Clemson Cooperative Extension programing! I started two “Health […]

Newberry County 4-H

Newberry County 4-H continues to rebuild its post-pandemic programs using both in-person and virtual methods. Our membership year runs September through August. At the mid-way mark of the 2022-23 4-H year we boast over 900 youth participating in our clubs, school enrichment programs, and independent projects. 4-H clubs are the root of our youth development […]

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 […]