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Conservation-focused irrigation group comes to Greenville
Conserva Irrigation, a residential and commercial irrigation franchiser with a focus on water conservation, will expand to Greenville with the addition of 14 new territories and seven new franchisees.
USDA invests $37 million in rural S.C. energy projects
Roughly $37 million in USDA funding will be used by 12 rural companies and farms including Cherokee County’s new Mohea Solar Energy Center to install renewable energy systems or make improvements to cut utility costs.
Clemson develops reporting site for ‘mystery seeds’
Following a steady stream of requests about unsolicited packages of seeds postmarked from China, Clemson University has launched an online reporting site for recipients.
Upstate Giving, July 27
Clemson’s Dominion Senior Living at Patrick Square and Everlan Independent Living by Dominion presented a donation to Wild Hearts Equine Therapy Center after the nonprofit visited residents with horses in tow earlier this month.
Clemson researchers develop ‘highest-quality’ cotton DNA sequence
Using genome or DNA sequencing, Clemson University’s genetics team created the “highest-quality DNA sequence” for crops in the cotton family as the school’s geneticists seek to develop varieties resistant to clima
Seven farms expand business with $125K in state grants
Entrepreneurs from across the state were awarded a combined $125,000 from the S.C. Department of Agriculture to grow operations ranging from worm castings production to an alpaca farm’s remote educational outreach program.
Officials: Herbicide restrictions could harm S.C. cotton and soybean harvest
Officials with Clemson University's Department of Pesticide Regulation warn that new herbicide prohibitions could devastate South Carolina’s cotton and soybean harvest.
Inman wastewater plant expands with USDA grant
The city of Inman will accept a $10.8 million loan and $2 million grant for wastewater plant expansion as the U.S. Department of Agriculture invests $281 million in water and wastewater infrastructure across the country.
Tornadoes cost timber industry $4 million, deforest acres
Damage from 25 tornadoes that ripped across the state on April 13 has cost one of South Carolina's largest industries $4 million.
Poultry industry keeps abreast of 2 viral threats
As South Carolina lurched into a pandemic-sparked state of emergency on Friday, March 13, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the state’s veterinarians and farmers thwarted yet another emergent virus in Chesterfield County.
Upstate Forever awarded $3.9 million by USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service awarded $3.9 million to nonprofit conservation group Upstate Forever.
SBA loans reopen, farmers now eligible
Applications for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster loan reopened Monday with additional funding from the COVID-19 relief bill signed into law a week ago.
