CLEMSON, S.C. — Sweet, refreshing watermelon is a favorite summertime treat, but cooler-than-normal temperatures this spring have left South Carolina’s watermelon crop without the heat to fully flourish. Watermelons are warm-season crops that grow best at average air temperatures between 70 and 85 degrees. Melon seeds do not germinate well in cold soil. While air temperatures […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Croft Technology, Inc., the agribusiness workforce platform backed by Purdue University DIAL Ventures and High Alpha Innovation, has onboarded its first H-2A workers in Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, and Indiana. In 2023, Croft will eliminate paperwork and manual H-2A processes, while increasing worker success, to help labor-intensive farms increase profit across the country. Labor takes up to 40% of a […]

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson University is home to many champions: Three national champion football teams, a men’s golf national champion team and three national champion men’s soccer teams, to name a few, but it’s also home to a number of silent champions worth celebrating in April, which is recognized as Earth Month, a time for […]

CLEMSON, S.C. — Tarnished plant bugs and thrips are major insect pests for South Carolina cotton. But Clemson University researchers assure growers help is on the way. During the 2022 Agronomic and Vegetable Field Day at the Edisto Research and Education Center (REC) in Blackville, South Carolina, Clemson entomologist Jeremy Greene told growers, although not […]

CLEMSON, S.C. — This year has been “great” for cotton and a Clemson Extension cotton specialist says variety selection is key for success. During the 2022 Clemson Pee Dee Research and Education (REC) Field Day, Clemson Cooperative Extension Service Cotton Specialist and agronomy professor Michael Jonestold producers variety selection is the most important decision they […]