Tag: field prep

• Weekly Field Update – 7/19/21

  Statewide Dr. Tony Keinath’s remarks on fungicide stewardship: Growers who are applying newer fungicides that are pre-mixes of two active ingredients do not need to add another fungicide to the tank mix. Pre-mixes can easily be identified by the two FRAC Codes on the label in the top right corner. Please consider the following points: […]

  Justin Ballew

  July 19, 2021

  Weekly Field Updates

  anthracnose, clemson extension, Disease, downy mildew, fall crops, field prep, fungicides, harvest, planting, rain, south carolina, Strawberries, Weekly Field Updates

• Weekly Field Update – 3/15/21

  If you haven’t already filled out the Clemson Agribusiness Team’s COVID-19 Ag Impacts Survey, please take a minute to do so now. Click the graphic below or scan the QR code with your iPhone to access the survey. If you have any questions about the survey or the results, please reach out to Kevin Burkett, […]

  Justin Ballew

  March 15, 2021

  Weekly Field Updates

  asparagus, bloom, blueberries, botrytis, clemson extension, field prep, fungicides, Greens, grey mold, Peaches, pecans, sc grower, south carolina, Strawberries, warm weather, Weekly Field Updates

• Weekly Field Update – 2/8/21

  Don’t forget to check out the Upcoming Meetings page for all the meetings coming up over the next couple months. There are 3 coming up this week: Small Fruits this evening (2/8), Peaches on Thursday afternoon (2/11), and Brassicas Thursday evening (2/11).  We hope to see you there! Statewide Dr. Matt Cutulle reports, “With the cold temperatures […]

  Justin Ballew

  February 8, 2021

  Weekly Field Updates

  clemson extension, cool weather, deer damage, field prep, Peaches, planting, planting depth, sc grower, south carolina, Strawberries, Weekly Field Updates

• Weekly Field Update – 9/8/20

  Statewide Dr. Matt Cutulle reports, “With all the rain we had in August the weed seed bank is starting to pop. Nutsedge pressure can be really tough in September.  For fall cole crop plantings, it is important to initiate the stale seed bed technique (allow weeds to come up and burn them down multiple times […]

  Justin Ballew

  September 8, 2020

  Weekly Field Updates

  Apples, armyworms, black rot, cabbage looper, caterpillars, clemson extension, diamondback moth, dry weather, fall crops, field prep, harvest, heat, muscadines, nutsedge, planting, south carolina, weeds, Weekly Field Updates, whiteflies

• Field Update – 7/27/20

  Coastal Zack Snipes reports, “It has been a hot week in the Lowcountry. Most spring and summer crops have finished up. Ground is being prepared and planted for fall crops. I have received a few texts from growers that have yellow dots on their zucchini plants, which is downy mildew. Even in this heat downy […]

  Justin Ballew

  July 27, 2020

  Weekly Field Updates

  bacterial spot, clemson extension, cucurbit downy mildew, dry weather, fall crops, field prep, harvest, heat, hot, pecans, planting, south carolina, viruses, Weekly Field Updates

• Field Update – 7/13/20

  Coastal Zack Snipes reports, “Summer crops are all but about done. The afternoon thunderstorms, humidity, and heat have just about finished off the tomato and watermelon crops. Growers are getting fields ready for the fall season now. Consider putting up deer fencing now before crops are planted. Midlands Justin Ballew reports, “We got some more […]

  Justin Ballew

  July 13, 2020

  Weekly Field Updates

  clemson extension, cucurbit downy mildew, deer, deer fence, Disease, disease control, fall crops, field prep, harvest, heat, heavy rain, Peaches, south carolina, spring crops, weeds, Weekly Field Updates, wet weather