Water Withdrawal Amounts in South Carolina
Access to plentiful, clean water is critical for life and economic activity. South Carolina has typically been considered a water “rich” state, and surface and ground freshwater supplies have...
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Feb 9, 2023 | Agriculture, Natural Resources, Water
Access to plentiful, clean water is critical for life and economic activity. South Carolina has typically been considered a water “rich” state, and surface and ground freshwater supplies have...
Jan 4, 2023 | Agriculture, Livestock, Livestock and Forages, Ponds, Water
Livestock need access to adequate volumes of clean water every day to grow and thrive. However, unrestricted livestock access to surface waters could impair surface water quality for livestock,...
Sep 13, 2022 | Agriculture, Agronomic Crops, Forages, Horticulture
Soil testing is a helpful tool for monitoring soil fertility and determining lime and fertilizer requirements for crops, including row, forage, and horticultural crops. Soil tests measure the pool...
Aug 18, 2022 | Agriculture, Forages, Livestock, Livestock and Forages
Alfalfa is a perennial legume with high forage quality that can be used under grazing or hay management. This publication outlines establishment and management recommendations for alfalfa plantings...
Jul 15, 2022 | Agriculture, Agronomic Crops, Forages, Horticulture, Livestock, Livestock and Forages
This publication provides information about important insect pests of alfalfa in South Carolina and surrounding states in the southeastern United States. Descriptions of the insect pests, scouting...
Jun 15, 2022 | Agriculture, Agronomic Crops, Corn
Identifying and distinguishing between common and southern rust is important for proper corn management. This guide is to help growers, consultants, researchers, and Extension personnel correctly...
May 31, 2022 | Agriculture, Horticulture, Watermelon
Four foliar diseases reduce watermelon yields in South Carolina. Gummy stem blight and powdery mildew are the most common diseases in spring crops.1 Gummy stem blight is large, round spots on the...
May 9, 2022 | Agriculture, Horticulture
The water mold cucurbit downy mildew affects cucurbits (vine crops in the squash family) in South Carolina every year, especially in summer and fall. Downy mildew spreads quickly on cucumber,...
Apr 29, 2022 | Agriculture, Agronomic Crops, Soybean
Identifying soybean growth stages is essential for proper crop management of pests, irrigation, and fertility. This guide will help growers, consultants, extension, and research personnel correctly...
Apr 27, 2022 | Agriculture, Natural Resources, Ponds, Water
Water use and reporting regulations in South Carolina have gone through substantial changes over time. Current regulations contain permitting, registration, and reporting requirements for...
Apr 21, 2022 | Agriculture, Horticulture, Watermelon
Gummy stem blight is one of the most common foliar diseases on watermelon, muskmelon, honeydew, and other specialty melons in the southeastern United States. How severe the disease becomes depends...
Mar 28, 2022 | Agriculture, Horticulture
Growers in the southeastern United States often have problems with bacterial spot on tomato and pepper. Although four species of the Xanthomonas bacterium are involved, in most areas, X. perforans...
Mar 28, 2022 | Agriculture, Horticulture
Powdery mildew (caused by the fungus named Podosphaera xanthii) was consistently among the most prevalent diseases of watermelon in a survey of foliar diseases done in 2015 and 2016, second only to...
Feb 26, 2022 | Agriculture, Livestock, Livestock and Forages
Youth livestock projects offered through 4-H or Future Farmers of America (FFA) offer experiences and life lessons that follow participants throughout their lives and enable them to make positive...
Feb 14, 2022 | Agriculture, Agronomic Crops, Corn
Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica, is a generalist pest capable of feeding on over 300 different plant species, many of which are of economic importance.1 One of the main crops that Japanese beetle...
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