Tag: thrips
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Field Update – 5/4/20
Coastal Zack Snipes reports, “We have had a very wet spring with some places receiving over 13 inches of rain this month. Crops look surprisingly good considering the excess rain and cooler nights. I have seen an increase in worm activity on brassicas, particularly the cabbage looper. With all the rain, I have seen some…
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Field Update – 4/27/20
Late last week, the Clemson Agribusiness team sent out some updated information on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Emergency Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL). Be sure to take a look at that info here. Coastal Zack Snipes reports, “We had a few storms last week that brought heavy rains to the Lowcountry totaling 5…
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Field Update – 4/6/20
At this point, only a few cities (Columbia, Charleston, and Myrtle Beach) have issued shelter-in-place orders. The Commissioner of Agriculture, Hugh Weathers, has drafted a Notice of Essential Food and Agriculture Employee form that farms in these areas may fill out for each employee certifying them as an essential employee. They should keep this letter with…
