Impacts Magazine - Spring 2006

Welcome to Clemson Impacts magazine, a quarterly guide to research highlights and services benefiting the citizens of South Carolina, the nation and the world.

Magazine features are sorted by the 5 Focus Areas of Public Service Activities:

• Agrisystems, Productivity & Profitability
• Economic & Community Development
• Environmental Conservation
• Food Safety & Nutrition
• Youth Development & Families

News

• Letter from the Vice President
• Horse show held at Garrison Arena
• Sculpture expanded in S.C. Botoanical Garden
• Discovery Education features Clemson food science
• Production agriculture specialists join Edisto
• Coker Genetics Chair named
• Pasture expert to advise livestock producers

Agrisystems Productivity & Profitability

• Clemson helps soybean growers fight rust
• Peanut growers urged to take care of the basics
• Variable rate irrigation reduces water use
• Cattlemen look to Clemson sales to improve herds
• Clemson and Africa University help vegetable growers

Economic & Community Development

• Sandhill Lake House is open for business
• iCARE meets community needs
• Growth model helps leaders plan

Environmental Conservation

• Protect your investment from termites
• Animal Co-Products Center dedicated
• Clemson offers training to reduce wildlife damage
• Coastal longleaf pine forests are being restored
• Create an energy-efficient home with landscaping
• Honey bees may be threatened by Africanized bees

Food Safety & Nutrition

• Mahogany may hold cancer medicine
• Heart-healthy beef passes taste test
• Nutrition programs guide food choices
• Poultry producers receive bird flu update

Youth Development & Families

• Youth Development Center wins national gardening award
• Children need more consistent, caring adults
• 4-H programs teach life skills