News Briefs from Clemson University's Public Service & Agriculture Media Relations.

DATE:    2/24/04
CONTACT: Diane Palmer, (864) 656-4741; spalmer@clemson.edu

1.  CLEMSON UNIVERSITY ECONOMIST SEES POSITIVE OUTLOOK DURING YOUR DAY
    RADIO PROGRAM INTERVIEW
2.  GARDEN GIFT SHOP MOVES TO FRAN HANSON DISCOVERY CENTER
3.  COMPOST WORKSHOP SET FOR MARCH 5


  1. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY ECONOMIST SEES POSITIVE OUTLOOK DURING
     YOUR DAY RADIO PROGRAM INTERVIEW
   
     Forecasting a positive economic future, Bruce Yandle, professor of
     economics emeritus at Clemson University, will be a guest on Your
     Day radio on March 1 and again March 8. Host Bob Becker, director
     of the Strom Thurmond Institute, will interview Yandle on the
     economic outlook for South Carolina and the nation during the S.C.
     Focus segment. Your Day airs weekly, Monday through Thursday, from
     noon to 1 p.m., on the ETV Radio Network.
     
     "There's no doubt that the national economy has turned a corner,"
     said Yandle. "The prospect for jobs is coming at a slower pace.
     The difficulty is in manufacturing and that represents the heart
     of the South Carolina economy."
    
     Highlights of the program are:
       ·  News on GDP growth shows strong future prospects.
       ·  But what about jobs? Is there more to the story?
       ·  Is the U.S. a manufacturing pygmy, or what?
       ·  The uneven transmission of recession across the states.
       ·  A thumbnail 2004 forecast for the nation and South Carolina.
       ·  Still looking for heroes.
     
     To view the full report, go to: www.strom.clemson.edu.
     
   
     8.   GARDEN GIFT SHOP MOVES TO FRAN HANSON DISCOVERY CENTER
    
     The Garden Gift Shop has recently moved to the Fran Hanson
     Discovery Center located in the S.C. Botanical Garden.

     The shop has new garden gift items such as the new gardening book
     to prepare for spring plantings. Shoppers will receive a 20%
     discount off any one item through March. Clemson University
     employees will receive an additional 10% off when showing their
     ID. A few items are excluded. Call (864) 656-3405 for more
     information.
     
     Hours of operations are: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4
     p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.
    
     Remember, the third Saturday is FRIENDS of the Garden Day at the
     Carriage House Cafe and Campbell Geology Museum.  Friends get a
     free cup of coffee at the cafe and free admission to the museum
     all day.
     
     The Garden is located on the Clemson University campus at the
     intersection of Highway 76 and Silas Pearman Blvd. It encompasses
     295 acres of gardens, streams and woodlands, and is open
     year-round from sunrise to sunset, free of charge.
     
     Support the Garden, become a 'FRIEND of the Garden'; contact
     Christine Drais for more information at (864) 656-6205 or
     cdrais@clemson.edu.
     
     9.   COMPOST WORKSHOP SET FOR MARCH 5

     Clemson University's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and
     Sustainable Agriculture Programs are sponsoring a compost workshop
     on March 5 at the Madren Conference Center in Seminar Room II. The
     workshop will start at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m. There is
     no charge.
  
     The morning session will include:
 
     1. The soil food web and implications for soil quality and plant
        disease management.
     2. Systems management approach to compost tea production and
        application.
     3. Optimizing compost tea production for different applications.
     4. On-farm compost production.
 
      Lunch will be on your own.
 
    The afternoon session will include: hands-on compost tea making
    with the growing solutions compost tea brewer, spraying equipment,
    and compost tea analysis.
  
    Jon Nilsson, a soil scientist and president of East Coast Compost
    in Asheville, N.C., will teach the workshop. Nilsson provides
    consulting for biological management of soils and crops including
    golf and sports turf, vineyards and landscape plants.
  
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