Tag: blackberries

• August Grower Spotlight – The Happy Berry

  

  Where is Briana visiting this week? For this month’s Grower Spotlight, Briana is visiting a farm in the Upstate. The Happy Berry is nestled in the hills of Six Mile. The farm was started in 1979 with the goal of providing locally grown produce, while keeping the environment in mind. Walker Miller is the man…

  Justin Ballew

  August 14, 2025

  Grower Spotlight, Question of the Week

  blackberries, blueberries, figs, Grower Spotlight, muscadines, persimmon, pickens county, Question of the Week, small fruit, The Happy Berry

• Weekly Field Update – 6/2/25

  

  Disease has begun to set in across the state as lots of crops come to harvest. More rain is in the forecast for this week, so now is the time to make sure you are current on your disease programs. Blueberries, blackberries, peaches, ccucurbits, and potatoes are all being harvested now. See details below. Keep…

  Justin Ballew

  June 2, 2025

  Weekly Field Updates

  blackberries, blueberries, clemson extension, cucumber beetles, Disease, flooding, fruit rot, harvest, humidity, Insects, Peaches, pythium, rain, root rot, scouting, south carolina, spring, storms, Strawberries, thrips, Tomatoes, warm weather, Watermelon, Weekly Field Updates

• Weekly Field Update – 5/27/25

  

  The forecast is showing a damp week for the state, giving disease a good opportunity to develop. Cucurbit downy mildew was found in cucumbers in Charleston late last week. Use every dry opportunity you have to make sure you are on top of your disease management porgrams. See details below. Keep an eye on the…

  Justin Ballew

  May 27, 2025

  Weekly Field Updates

  blackberries, blueberries, clemson extension, cucumber beetles, Disease, flooding, fruit rot, harvest, humidity, Insects, Peaches, rain, root rot, scouting, south carolina, spider mites, spring, storms, Strawberries, Tomatoes, warm weather, Watermelon, Weekly Field Updates

• 2023 Crop Stats: Blueberries, Blackberries, and Snap Beans

  

  In fall of 2023, Extension Agents throughout South Carolina surveyed growers on specialty crop acreage for the year. The goal was to identify the counties of production, acreage, and observable market prices for the year. In this round of surveys, data was collected for 14 fruit and vegetable crops. See the first three below.

  Justin Ballew

  June 28, 2024

  General

  acerage, blackberries, blueberries, farm gate, snap beans, statistics, stats, value, yield

• Weekly Field Update – 6/20/22

  

  Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to see this week’s Question of the Week and check back on Thursday for the answer! Coastal Region Rob Last reports, “Pest and diseases are beginning to increase in the area. Powdery mildew is apparent in cucurbit crops. The most efficacious treatments are Vivando and…

  Justin Ballew

  June 20, 2022

  Weekly Field Updates

  blackberries, blossom end rot, blueberries, clemson extension, Disease, harvest, heat, pecans, rain, south carolina, sun scald, sweet corn, Weekly Field Updates

• Field Update – 5/13/19

  Coastal: Zack Snipes reports, “Another great week of weather has things right on track. For the most part we are finished with strawberries and have maybe one more cutting of broccoli left in the field. We are in the middle of squash and zucchini harvest. The tomato crop looks great as plants have small green…

  Justin Ballew

  May 13, 2019

  Weekly Field Updates

  blackberries, field updates, Peaches, sweet corn, Tomatoes