NC State Extension released its Strategic Plan for Strawberry
NC State Extension recently released its Pest Management Strategic Plan for Strawberries in the Southeast including Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, giving detailed information on common pests, weeds, pathogens, and best practices.
Growers in South Carolina are prepping their Peach Orchards now
Growers in South Carolina are prepping their peach orchards now, ahead of spring plantings in April. While growers do have nematode-resistant rootstock options, Root-Knot nematodes are still a huge threat for peaches in South Carolina.
SC Watermelon Field Trial
A short video on a SC Watermelon Trial and some of the tools we use to evaluate the things we see in a field.
TriEst Irrigation Design Team in S.C.
Part of the TriEst Irrigation Design team went out to the field to see their irrigation design in action this week at a farm in South Carolina. The TriEst Mid-Atlantic Regional Sales Manager is leading the tour in this freshly planted field of Tri-Hishtil grafted watermelons.
Agronomy in Action - Peanut Soil Fumigation Trial Part II
Triest Ag's agronomist, Josh Mays, was back out in the peanut field in Marion, SC recently doing some of the final evaluations on TriEst's soil fumigation trial. The peanuts were freshly turned and drying for harvest.
Agronomy in Action - Peanut Soil Fumigation Trial
Our agronomist, Josh Mays, was out recently in a peanut field in Marion, SC comparing the difference in uniformity of emergence and uniformity of growth in a soil fumigation trial that TriEst Ag Group is doing.
Did you know:
- South Carolina has nearly 25,000 farms and 4.8 million acres of farmland.
- Agribusiness (agriculture + forestry) is the state’s No. 1 industry, contributing to 259,215 jobs and $51.8 billion in annual economic impact.
- The state's top commodities include broilers, turkeys, greenhouse nurseries, cotton, corn, cattle, soybeans, peanuts, eggs, and wheat..
