Agriculture, Forestry, Life Sciences Archive
Clemson names interim dean of agriculture college
Thomas R. Scott, a professor in the animal and veterinary sciences department at Clemson University, has been named interim dean of the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences.
[Published: July 29, 2009]
Tiny nanoparticles may pose big risks; Clemson scientist seeks answers
Clemson scientist Stephen Klaine has been awarded two $400,000 EPA grants to study a subject that did not exist a decade ago.
[Published: July 02, 2009]
Clemson researcher studies impact of cages on laying hens
A Clemson University animal behaviorist is researching the impact cages and other confinement have on the development and well-being of hens.
[Published: June 23, 2009]
Clemson fruit expert awarded for work with the pawpaw
A Clemson University fruit tree expert will receive the 2008 Shepard Award for the best research paper of the year published in the Journal of the American Pomological Society.
[Published: June 12, 2009]
Clemson University scientist has role restoring vital ecosystem
A Clemson University scientist at the Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science is playing a key role in the restoration of one of America’s most important and famous natural wonders.
[Published: June 09, 2009]
Clemson scientists evaluate soils for holding Earth’s surplus carbon
Soils play a vital role in dealing with the environmental impacts of rising atmospheric carbon levels — primarily carbon dioxide — from natural and human activities.
[Published: May 27, 2009]
Reducing the risk of wildfires in Georgetown County
Baruch Institute has completed a fuel-mitigation project to remove natural material that could help a wildfire burn.
[Published: May 20, 2009]
Clemson graduate student receives NSF fellowship
Clemson University student Mary Katherine Watson of Summerville, a graduate student in biosystems engineering, received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
[Published: May 14, 2009]
Clemson scientist gets $222,000 to reduce risk from food grown with compost
Heat-treating animal manure does not sound like spellbinding science, but it can save lives.
[Published: May 13, 2009]
Top Clemson agriculture research award goes to geneticist
Internationally noted geneticist Albert G. Abbott has received Clemson University's highest agricultural honor: the Godley-Snell Award for Excellence in Agricultural Research.
[Published: May 07, 2009]
More than 800 middle and high school students take Biology Merit Exam
More than 800 students from 28 South Carolina middle and high schools recently gathered at Clemson University take the 30th annual Biology Merit Exam.
[Published: May 04, 2009]
South Carolina livestock officials respond to swine flu concern
Clemson Livestock and Poultry Health officials are monitoring the ongoing swine flu — officially influenza A (H1N1) — situation closely and taking appropriate steps to help protect animal and human health.
[Published: April 28, 2009]
‘Kudzu's a weenie plant compared to cogongrass,’ says expert
Plant detectives have issued a statewide BOLO for one of the worst weeds in the world. Clemson’s Department of Plant Industry is asking for volunteers to “be on the look out” for cogongrass, an invasive weed that ruins lawns, pastures, golf courses, roadways and natural areas, as well as being a hot-burning fuel for forest fires.
[Published: April 14, 2009]
Applications now available for summer 2009 agricultural commissioner's school
Rising high school juniors and seniors can apply to attend this year's South Carolina Commissioner's School for Agriculture at Clemson University. The application deadline is May 1.
[Published: April 07, 2009]
Clemson benefits from biotech leader Monsanto’s gift to Texas A&M
Clemson University will share in the bounty of cotton genetic information donated by the Monsanto Co. The St. Louis-based biotechnology leader announced a gift of 5,000 molecular markers to Texas AgriLife Research of the Texas A&M System.
[Published: April 03, 2009]
South Carolina Master Naturalist volunteers gather at Clemson for conference and training
Master Naturalist volunteers from more than 20 South Carolina counties gathered in Clemson for a recent weekend of fun, learning, fellowship and outdoor experiences.
[Published: April 03, 2009]
Clemson dedicates building for packaging design and graphics institute
Clemson University Tuesday dedicated the Harris A. Smith Building, home to the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics.
[Published: March 31, 2009]
Two Clemson University students chosen for international research program
Two students from Clemson University's department of biological sciences have been selected to conduct 10-week research experiments under the supervision of Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Research Scholars.
[Published: March 30, 2009]
Clemson peach experts help fruit growers fight fungus
Imagine the famous Carolina Peachoid covered in rust, then shrunken and gooey. The Gaffney orangey-yellow I-85 icon – a water tower resembling a giant peach – would look a lot like a real peach with brown rot. Clemson University peach specialists are helping Southeastern growers control the destructive fungus.
[Published: March 23, 2009]
Clemson researchers receive $800,000 to clean toxic water from oil, gas drilling
Two Clemson University scientists were awarded more than $800,000 to develop methods to treat contaminated wastewater from oil and gas drilling.
[Published: February 24, 2009]
Clemson scientist uses $1 million grant to research hearing defects
A Clemson University scientist has received a $1 million National Institutes of Health grant to study the development of the middle ear.
[Published: February 19, 2009]
Canine geneticist directs Clemson genomics institute
The chairman of the Clemson University genetics and biochemistry department, Keith Murphy, has taken the additional post of acting director of the Clemson University Genomics Institute.
[Published: February 05, 2009]
Clemson researcher gets $570K to study food safety in child centers
A Clemson University researcher has received a $577,000 federal grant to fight an "invisible enemy" in child-care centers.
[Published: January 23, 2009]
Clemson University professor receives Audubon-Toyota TogetherGreen fellowship
Joseph Drew Lanham, PhD, a professor in the Clemson University department of Forestry and Natural Resources, is the recipient of a new national fellowship designed to advance the work of individuals with outstanding potential to help shape a brighter environmental future.
[Published: December 02, 2008]
Clemson University professor represents 25 UNESCO centers at UN-Rotary Day in New York
Clemson University professor Vincent Gallicchio represented 25 UNESCO international centers at the recent UN-Rotary Day at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
[Published: November 13, 2008]
Clemson researcher tells poinsettia growers to 'cool it' for eye-appealing plants
Clemson scientist Jim Faust recently published research that will help poinsettia growers figure how low to set temperatures in greenhouses to have the plants look their best during the winter holidays.
[Published: November 12, 2008]
Nikon Instruments donation to help start new core microscopy facility
Nikon Instruments Inc. has provided an in-kind donation of microscopy equipment to help Clemson University’s College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences biological sciences department start a new core microscopy facility.
[Published: November 10, 2008]
Clemson program receives $20,000 grant to train extension agents in sustainable farming
Fresh, local and farmer-owned are themes featured at the 23rd annual Carolina Farm Stewardship Association conference Friday to Sunday at the Civic Center of Anderson.
[Published: October 30, 2008]
Clemson scientists help find first papaya mealybug in Indonesia
Three Clemson researchers are working to contain the papaya mealybug, an emerging threat from India to Indonesia and the Caribbean.
[Published: October 13, 2008]
Clemson researcher part of team discovering piece of life-span puzzle
Is there a “Methuselah” gene? It’s unlikely science will offer us a life span as long as the biblical character’s 969 years, but a Clemson University researcher is part of a circle of scientists making strides in understanding aging, and it is realistic to look forward to longer and healthier lives in the near future.
[Published: October 06, 2008]
Clemson researcher joins energy leaders speaking at S.C. energy forum
Clemson University bio-energy researcher Terry Walker will speak at the upcoming Alternative Energy Forum in Myrtle Beach.
[Published: September 29, 2008]
Largest faculty gift to Clemson University tops $1 million
A retired Clemson University professor’s endowment for a chair in the entomology, soils and plant sciences department is the largest faculty gift to the university.
[Published: August 26, 2008]
Clemson professor named president of American Pomological Society
Clemson University Associate Professor of Horticulture Desmond Layne is the new president of the American Pomological Society.
[Published: July 30, 2008]
Award-winning media designers come to Clemson University
Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, Md., is sending two members of its award-winning media design team to Clemson this week to train an elite group of South Carolina middle and high school teachers in advanced DVD production.
[Published: July 21, 2008]
Clemson names Askew to lead agriculture and natural resources programs
Clemson University has selected the director of the Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science in Georgetown to serve as associate dean/associate director of agriculture and natural resources at Clemson.
[Published: May 21, 2008]
Top Clemson ag-research award goes to peach tree expert
Fruit tree expert Gregory L. Reighard has received Clemson University's highest agricultural honor: the Godley-Snell Award for Excellence in Agricultural Research.
[Published: May 08, 2008]
Clemson University honors Rauch family for gift
Clemson University honored Elizabeth "Libby" Monts Rauch and her family at a luncheon March 29 at the Madren Conference Center for their gift in memory of both her late husband and son.
[Published: March 31, 2008]
Beach vitex may be on its last legs in South Carolina
A plant called beach vitex, also known as beach kudzu, may be on its last legs as a threat to native dune plants on the South Carolina coast thanks to the Carolinas Beach Vitex Task Force (CBTF) and Clemson University.
[Published: March 28, 2008]
Clemson speakers to explore 'Ag at a Crossroads'
he old Chinese blessing, “May you live in interesting times,” can easily be used to describe the state of agriculture in 2008, according to a Clemson University agricultural economist.
[Published: March 18, 2008]
Clemson to host 25th Southeast Ag Lending School
For the 25th year Clemson University will host a five-day Southeastern Agricultural Lenders School April 28-May 2 to teach loan officers how to evaluate their farm customers and understand the environment in which they operate.
[Published: March 12, 2008]
$500,000 gift helps College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences student services center
The student services center for the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences at Clemson University has a new home and a new name, thanks to alumnus William Bookhart and SCANA Corp.
[Published: March 07, 2008]
Beef producers can learn marketing basics
Beef cattle producers can pick up some tips on how to improve profits during a one-day Southeast Beef Cattle Marketing School to be offered Feb. 28 and March 1.
[Published: February 22, 2008]
Muscadines look good to concord grape grower
South Carolina muscadine producers have a good thing growing, according to a man who knows a thing about grapes – the concord variety.
[Published: February 22, 2008]
Researchers develop nanoparticle chicken feed
Poultry is big business in South Carolina and Clemson University scientists are using nanotechnology to keep the birds and consumers healthy.
[Published: February 21, 2008]
Clemson Ph.D. program ranked in Chronicle's top 10
Clemson University's applied economics Ph.D. program, a joint effort of the departments of applied economics and statistics and economics, has been ranked ninth nationally for Ph.D. programs in applied economics in the 2007 Top Research Universities Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
[Published: February 12, 2008]
Clemson professor at Pee Dee REC honored for conservation efforts
Jim Frederick, a Clemson University professor at the Pee Dee Research and Education Center, has been honored for his efforts in establishing an Outdoor Education Trail at the center near Florence.
[Published: January 28, 2008]
Creative Inquiry project wins state conservation award
A wildlife habitat project on the Clemson University campus has received the Bootsie Manning Wildlife Habitat Conservation Award from the South Carolina Wildlife Federation.
[Published: January 22, 2008]
Pee Dee REC wil host RAIN IV Conference
South Carolina grape growers looking for ways to carve out a market niche will get a bunch of advice from a Welch’s executive during the fourth annual RAIN Conference Jan. 31-Feb. 1 at Clemson University’s Pee Dee Research and Education Center in Florence.
[Published: January 17, 2008]
Clemson names Dufault Coastal REC interim head
Clemson University has named Bob Dufault interim director for the Coastal Research and Education Center at Charleston.
[Published: January 11, 2008]
Clemson University to host animal agrosecurity conference
There will be 135 extension service personnel, state and federal veterinarians and representatives from other response agencies in 12 Southern states at Clemson University Jan 8-10 working to become better prepared to handle a foreign animal disease from affecting the U.S. food supply.
[Published: January 04, 2008]
Peach trees are grafted; Why not watermelons?
Clemson horticulturist Richard Hassell is adapting an Asian system of grafting melons to gourd/squash rootstock for disease resistance.
[Published: April 26, 2007]
Selected list of life-science researchers working on environmental projects
[Published: April 20, 2007]
Clemson fights coastal tree disease
A foreign beetle and an unknown fungus are attacking coastal trees.
[Published: April 12, 2007]
Center for Watershed Excellence in S.C.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 and Clemson University will collaborate to establish a Center for Watershed Excellence in South Carolina. The center will support research and education that foster cost-effective watershed management programs for communities throughout the state.
[Published: April 05, 2007]
Things not wanted in S.C. forests
Timber producers, timber buyers, foresters and forest landowners can find out just what invasive plants, insects and diseases pose potential problems for the state’s woodlands during a one-day shortcourse May 16 at Edisto Research and Education Center at Blackville.
[Published: April 03, 2007]
Spider silk has use in medicine
A Clemson University researcher has been awarded a grant to further his study of how to produce synthetic spider silk that could be used to repair the human body.
[Published: March 29, 2007]
Lexington to host landowner forum
The Lexington County Forest Landowners Association will host an educational forum for landowners from all over the state April 3 at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia.
[Published: March 28, 2007]
Pee Dee REC Outdoor Education Trail dedication set
Clemson University will dedicate the Pee Dee Research and Education Center Outdoor Education Trail on April 14.
[Published: March 26, 2007]
Cattlemen name Brown Educator of the Year
Marion Barnes, Clemson Extension agent in Colleton County, has been named Educator of the Year by the South Carolina Cattlemen’s Association.
[Published: March 22, 2007]
Clemson helps promote fruits, vegetables
Clemson University dietitian Marge Condrasky teams up with a chef to show families how to cook and enjoy the bounty of fruits and vegetables.
[Published: March 22, 2007]
South Carolina sheep and goat producers will meet Sunday afternoon March 25 at the Sandhill Research and Education Center Lakehouse for timely tips on production practices.
[Published: March 20, 2007]
Alabama band member likes smaller cows
When Teddy Gentry is making albums with “ Alabama,” he likes the colors gold and platinum. When it comes to his other avocation, raising cattle, he likes green and red.
[Published: March 19, 2007]
DNA Learning Center dedication
Secondary school students and teachers from across the state are learning how to conduct genetic analyses in the S.C. DNA Learning Center at Clemson University.
[Published: March 12, 2007]
Jim Rushing named director for Coastal REC
Jim Rushing has been named director for Clemson University’s Coastal Research and Education Center in Charleston. He has served as interim director since March 2005.
[Published: March 09, 2007]
Clemson reassigns Askew, Conner at Baruch
Clemson University has assigned new duties to two faculty members at Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science in Georgetown. George Askew has been named interim associate director for agriculture and natural resources to lead statewide Public Service research and extension programs, and William Conner has been named assistant director for Baruch.
[Published: March 09, 2007]
Bruce Martin is interim director at Pee Dee REC
Bruce Martin has been named interim director for Clemson University’s Pee Dee Research and Education Center at Florence.
[Published: March 09, 2007]
Clemson sets training to help fight cogongrass
Clemson University has scheduled a cogongrass identification training session for April 5 to be broadcast to sites around the state.
[Published: March 06, 2007]
Grass-fed beef project comes to Edisto REC
Clemson University and Auburn University have joined the Pasture Based Beef Systems for Appalachia, a research program also involving the USDA/ARS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and West Virginia University.
[Published: February 26, 2007]
Jones is top Extension specialist in Cotton Belt
Clemson University professor Mike Jones has been named Cotton Specialist of the Year for the 17 states in the cotton belt.
[Published: February 14, 2007]
Muscadines fight ulcer-causing bacteria
Xiuping Jiang, assistant professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, conducted a year-long study with muscadines, which showed that muscadines, the native American grape, could have potential as a medicinal plant useful in the prevention of gastric cancer.
[Published: February 14, 2007]
Clemson Bull Test Sale will offer 61 sires
Sixty-one topnotch herd sire prospects will be sold Feb. 3 during the 37 th annual Clemson Bull Test Sale at the T. Ed Garrison Livestock Arena-Cattle Complex near the Clemson University campus.
[Published: January 22, 2007]
Adding value to crops will get good look at R.A.I.N.
“Value Added Products for Retained Profit” will be the major theme for South Carolina farmers during R.A.I.N. Conference III Jan. 25-26 at Clemson University’s Pee Dee Research and Education Center at Florence.
[Published: January 19, 2007]
Meeting on produce auction idea set
Vegetable producers in Beaufort and surrounding counties interested in a potential new marketing opportunity are invited to a meeting at the Penn Center on St. Helena Island on Jan. 23.
[Published: January 17, 2007]
Landowners, get the most out of your resources!
Clemson University has scheduled a workshop for Feb. 15 at the Pee Dee Research and Education Center near Florence to show landowners how to get the most out of their natural resources.
[Published: January 16, 2007]
Clemson plant pathologist honored in Paris
A Clemson University scientist has been honored in Paris, France for his efforts to find tobacco germplasm resistant to nematodes.
[Published: January 04, 2007]
Peanut growers will meet in Orangeburg
Weeding out problems in peanuts will be a main focus for growers during the 2007 South Carolina State Peanut Meeting, which begins at 9 a.m. on Feb. 1 in Orangeburg.
[Published: January 02, 2007]