Tag: Hemp
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2022 SCDA Hemp Farming Applications Now Available
The application period for the 2022 hemp growing season is now open and will run through February 28, 2022. Applications must be completed online here. Processor and Handler permit applications are also available on the SCDA Hemp Farming Program website. This year, the SCDA announced the 2022 fees for a grower permit will be reduced […]
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Weekly Field Update – 8/16/21
Coastal Region Zack Snipes reports, “Its hot and humid in the Lowcountry. Fall tomato and watermelons are in the ground and enjoyed a week of mostly dry weather. Okra and sunchokes, aka Jerusalem artichokes, are loving this heat. With the exception of those crops, there aren’t too many crops in the ground right now. I am […]
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SCDA Now Accepting Hemp Growing Permits for 2021 Season
From the SCDA press release from 12/30/20: The South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) will accept applications for hemp farming permits for the 2021 growing season from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, 2021. The state’s Hemp Farming Program has grown from 20 farmers in 2018 to 265 farmers in 2020 – and each year, the […]
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Field Update – 9/30/19
Coastal Region Zack Snipes reports, “It has been very dry here in the Lowcountry. Our dry land crops are struggling and even irrigated crops are in need of more water. I found a good number of melonworms this week in cucumber so keep an eye out if you have any cucurbits planted. I scouted many […]
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Some Pesticides Now Approved for Hemp Production in SC
Yesterday (6/27/19) Clemson’s Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released a list of pesticides they are now allowing for use in hemp production. A PDF including a letter from DPR and the list of approved products can be accessed here: Approved Hemp Pesticides. Please read the letter from DPR before using any chemicals on the list. Additionally, it […]
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