About Crops and Equipment
Established
in 1920 as the Farms Department and later called Ag Support, this division
of Research Farm Services performs operational, facility, machinery and
crop production support for all other units within RFS. There are two main headquarters
facilities for this unit: The Simpson Research Center, five miles east of
Pendleton and Clemson Station Headquarters at the Cherry Farm in Clemson.
Services provided to the different farm
units include: Hay, silage and crop production, pasture management, vehicle
and equipment maintenance, facility maintenance and upgrade, engineering
services, grading construction and land management, utility installation,
grounds care, carpentry and machine shop services and diesel fuel/gasoline
storage.
There
are two managers and eight FTEs in the department. Much of the seasonal
type labor is accomplished by the hiring of 8-10 undergraduate
students. The department manages
4,400 acres of land, 150+ pieces of machinery and 100+ buildings.
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