Tag: hurricane

• Weekly Field Update – 10/3/22

  

  Do you grow cole crops? Do you have diamondback moth in your fields? Have you experienced reduced efficacy of insecticides to manage them? We are looking for cole crop farms throughout SC to collect diamondback moth larvae from. We will test these larvae in the lab against a range of common insecticides to determine if […]

  Justin Ballew

  October 3, 2022

  Weekly Field Updates

  Brassicas, clemson extension, fall crops, harvest, hurricane, Hurricane Ian, muscadines, planting, rain, south carolina, Strawberries, Weekly Field Updates

• Hurricane Ian Preparation Considerations for Fruit and Vegetable Crops

  

  Hurricane Ian is approaching the Southeast and is expected to bring significant amounts of rain and heavy winds to South Carolina over the weekend. The latest forecasts show Ian making landfall south of Tampa, FL, and traveling northeast towards the Atlantic, then northward through western South Carolina. In preparation for the storm, please be safe […]

  Justin Ballew

  September 28, 2022

  General, Weekly Field Updates

  Disease, food safety, hurricane, Hurricane Ian, preparation, rain, resources, storm, wind

• Weekly Field Update – 7/6/21

  Statewide Dr. Tony Keinath reports, “Basil downy mildew was found in mid-June in Charleston. Symptoms start as faint yellowing of leaves, which eventually show brown spots surrounded by yellow areas. To see the spores, look on the bottom of a symptomatic leaf. Sometimes it helps to hold the leaf up to a light source (but […]

  Justin Ballew

  July 6, 2021

  Weekly Field Updates

  basil, clemson extension, Disease, downy mildew, hurricane, rain, south carolina, Watermelon, Weekly Field Updates