Budget Priorities

For FY 2026–27, Clemson PSA is requesting strategic state investments to strengthen programs and facilities that serve South Carolina’s people, industries and natural resources. These priorities focus on advancing natural resource utilization and planning, protecting the state’s food supply, modernizing critical infrastructure and expanding Cooperative Extension’s statewide reach. Together, these investments will help keep South Carolina farmers nationally and internationally competitive while reinforcing Clemson’s research, regulatory and outreach mission in every county.

Priorities

As a land-grant university, Clemson is part of a national system created by the U.S. Congress to improve the quality of life for citizens in every state through teaching, research and outreach. The university’s statewide Public Service and Agriculture (PSA) network conducts research, outreach and regulatory programs that improve and protect economic prosperity and well-being for all South Carolina citizens. Clemson PSA’s six Research and Education Centers develop relevant, unbiased, research-based knowledge. Cooperative Extension imparts science-based information through a system of offices and agents covering all 46 counties in South Carolina. Livestock Poultry Health safeguards the health and safety of livestock/poultry industries and companion animals, and protects the food supply and public health of South Carolinians. Regulatory Services ensures the safe, effective use of fertilizers and pesticides, and the quality of seeds and plants grown in the state, and conducts programs that prevent agroterrorism.