GRANTS:

Site-specific detection & control of crop nematodes. IFAFS, USDA. PI. 

                                                                        2000 - 2004  --- $772,420  

Demonstration of variable-rate irrigation for water conservation and application optimization, USDA/NRCS, Co-PI                                                                                  

2004 - 2007  ---  $501,850

Demonstration of site-specific nematicide placement in cotton for water quality enhancement, higher lint yields, and increased farm profits. USDA/NRCS, PI                                       

2005 - 2007  ---  $318,960

Demonstration of Refined Treatment Thresholds for Sucking Bugs in Advanced B.t. Varieties to Reduce Insecticide use in Cotton. EPA, Co-PI                                             

2004 - 2005  ---  $96,944

 Utilization of precision farming in cotton production, Cotton Inc., PI              

1999 - 2003 --- $138,540

Site-Specific Applications of Fluometuron in Cotton, NSF Center, PI        

2002 - 2203   --- $17,680

Development of precision farming tools and systems for environmental enhancement and increased profitability, Agri-systems Productivity and Profitability Grants, PI     

1999 - 2002 --- $390,000

Development of a profitable strip tillage system for cotton production, Cotton Inc. PI 

2002 - 2004   ---  $49,600

Management strategies for the stink bug/plant bug complex in low-insecticide-input cotton production system, USDA, IPM Program, Co-PI                                   

2003 - 2005   ---  $40,249

Maximizing cotton yield by precision irrigation, Agri-systems Productivity and Profitability Grants, PI

                                                                       2000 - 2002  ---  $60,000 

The effect of planting date and harvest method on borage seed yield in the South Carolina coastal plain, SC Department of Agriculture, Co-PI                                       

2003 - 2004  ---  $59,200

Innovative management strategies for sustainable agriculture system, Agri-systems Productivity and Profitability Grants, Co-PI 

1999 - 2002  --- $260,000

Variable-Rate Irrigation for Optimum Crop Performance and Water Conservation, Cotton Inc, PI

                                                                                               2004 - 2005  ---  $30,000

Development of sensors and technologies for detecting sucking bugs population in cotton, The SC Cotton Board, PI                                                               

2004 - 2005  ---   $27,500

Controlling Tillage Depth Based On Geo-Referenced Soil Compaction Data to Enhance Crop Yield and Conserve Energy, Cotton Inc. and Sc Cotton Board, PI 

2000 - 2002 ---   $62,260

Maximizing Cotton Yields by Subsurface Drip Irrigation Systems, Cotton Inc. and SC Cotton Board, PI

                                                2000 - 2001 ---  $10,520

Improving soybean nematode awareness, threshold and management utilizing GPS and precision agriculture, Clemson University IPM program, Co-PI

            2001         ---        $7,500

Site-specific detection & control of cotton nematodes utilizing precision agriculture, Cotton Inc. PI. 

Implementation of precision agricultural technology for variable rate application of Temik 15G in Cotton, Rhone-Poulenc Ag Company, Co-PI

Spatial Accuracy Evaluation of New Cotton Yield Monitor Technology, Cotton Inc, PI

2000           ---    $6,700

Spatial distribution of insects in Bollgard/conventional cotton, Monsanto, PI

2000           ---    $11,000

Utilization of precision farming in cotton production, Cotton Inc, PI

                        1997 - 1998  --- $22,900

Application of composted municipal solid waste in cotton production, The SC Cotton Board, PI 

1996 - 1999   ---  21,816

Demonstration of conservation tillage in coastal plain soils, Worksaver Inc. PI 

1999          ---        $4,800

Effects of Vitazyme/compost on crop responses in cotton production, Ericsons, Inc.  PI

1999          ---       $2,000

Subsurface drip irrigation system for cotton, The SC Cotton Board, PI

1998            ---     $4,800

Technical assistance to farmers in the use of interseeding  & conservation tillage equipment, South Carolina State Energy Office, PI

1997         ---     $10,000

Environmental enhancement and increased profitability utilizing precision farming technology, Clemson University 2x4 program, PI

1997       ---    $130,000

Innovative management strategies for sustainable agriculture system, Clemson University 2x4 program, Co-PI

1997        ---    $140,000

Development of a reduced cost peanut production system to enable South Carolina to compete in new market opportunity, The SC Peanut Growers, Co-PI

1997         ---      $12,700

Resource recovery for environmental protection, SCUREF, Co-PI

1996 -1997 --- $100,000

Transfer of energy-saving interseeding technology to South Carolina farmers, South Carolina State Energy Office, PI

1993 -1996 ---$185,000

Conservation compliance with conservation and narrow-row cotton, Cotton Inc. and the SC Cotton Board, PI 

                                                              1992-1996 ---   $40,305

Evaluation of weed control in reduced tillage roundup ready cotton, The SC Cotton Board, PI

                                                     1995 - 1996 --- $14,076

Cost savings through one-pass production of wheat/soybean double cropping, SC Soybean Board, PI

                                                                 1995 -1996   ---   $5,000

Increasing picker efficiency by using a Boll Saver, the SC Carolina Cotton Board, PI

                                                                 1995       ---         $2,286

Newberry water quality/interseeding project, Co-PI

1992 -1993 --- $13,500

Demonstration of energy conservation using new tillage and fuel efficiency technology in South Carolina, Governor's   Division of Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources, PI

                                                              1990 - 1992 --- $82,500

Control of Beet Armyworm in S.C. Cotton, South Carolina State Support Committee, Co-PI

1991-1992  --- $14,958

Improved rooting zone through better tillage strategies and controlled traffic patterns, the SC Cotton Board, Co-PI

                                                                               1991-1992 ---   $4,000

Interseeding cotton into standing wheat, USDA Research Apprenticeship, PI

                                                     1992         ---    $2,500

Energy conservation through a new double-cropping, wheat/soybean interseeding system, South Carolina Energy Research & Development Center, PI

                                                              1988-1992 --- $111,020

Effects of heated crushing rolls on drying rate of forages, USDA Research Apprenticeship, PI

                                                                        1991         ---       $1,900

        Forage drying using heated rolls, Ashley Industries, PI 

                                                                        1990-1991 ---   $12,000

Quality analysis for cotton mechanically harvested from cotton plants interseeded into standing small grain, the SC Cotton Board, PI

                                                                        1991          ---     $8,000

Field-scale to regional-scale applicability of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, SCAES, Clemson University, PI

                                                                        1990         ---   $20,000

Low input cotton production systems, USDA Research Apprenticeship, PI 

                                                               1990        ---    $1,900

 Interseeding cotton into standing small grain for increasing farm profitability, the SC Support Committee for Cotton, PI

                                                                        1989-1990  ---  $8,000

Low-input reduced tillage crop production systems for the Southern United States.  USDA. PI

                                                              1988-1990     ---  $68,000

Propionic acid injection into baled forages, USDA Research Apprenticeship, PI

                                              1988     ---      $2,500 

Use of Harmony and Matrix to Control Weeds, E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. PI

                                                                        1987     ---       $500 

Microcomputer based automatic weighing and recording system, University research grant, PI

                                                              1986     ---    $2,500