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Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service publishes documents and guides about its programs that engage citizens to improve economic development and quality of life by delivering research-based information in agriculture, natural resources, food safety and nutrition, economic and community development, and 4-H youth development.
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Publication The SC home food production law - observed areas of noncompliance and strategies to promote compliance(South Carolina State Library, 2024-03-25) Clemson University. Cooperative Extension Service; Baker, KimberlyThis PowerPoint presentation discusses state laws pertaining to home food production and sales.Publication Harmful algal blooms : prevention, response, and avoidance manual(South Carolina State Library, 2023-08-02) Clemson University. Cooperative Extension Service; Nix, Heather; Sahoo, Debabrata; White, Sarah A.; Hains, John; Busari, IbrahimThis manual contains information about the prevention, response, and avoidance of harmful algal blooms.Publication Harmful algal blooms : a pocket field guide for South Carolina(South Carolina State Library, 2023-08-02) Clemson University. Cooperative Extension ServiceHarmful algal blooms (HABs) are the over-abundant growth of algae or bacteria that may interfere with use of water or a waterbody. HABs occur throughout South Carolina’s fresh waters and sometimes cause taste and odor issues in local drinking water. This field guide provides pictorial examples of the species of algae and cyanobacteria likely to be found in South Carolina waters and common look-alike species of plants and algae.Publication Storm Water Management Program (SWMP) Clemson University(South Carolina State Library, 2023-12-16) Clemson University, Cooperative Extension Service; Land Planning Associates, Inc.Rainfall that runs across the surface of the ground, known as stormwater runoff, plays a major role in the health of waterways. In an undeveloped setting, a large portion of rainfall has the opportunity to infiltrate through the soil where it is filtered of potential pollutants before entering groundwater. As land development continues and natural pervious surfaces are converted to impervious, water has less opportunity to follow the natural infiltration process, and instead, a large fraction of rainfall is sent rushing across the surface of the ground eventually entering the surrounding waterbodies. As water travels across rooftops, agricultural fields, driveways, and other altered land uses, it picks up pollutants such as oil, grease, sediment, animal waste, fertilizer, etc. and carries them straight to our local waterbodies. In an effort to address and reduce the impairments of waterbodies due to stormwater runoff, Congress established the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Program which regulates discharges to waterbodies.Publication APCSP Education Plan (July 2023 – June 2028)(South Carolina State Library, 2023-06-06) Clemson University, Cooperative Extension ServiceThis five-year education plan is to educate those in Anderson and Pickens counties concerning sewers, septic tanks, bacteria (fat, oil, and grease), litter in public and private areas, and sediment control in construction, post-construction, and residential areas.Publication S.C. association of extension 4-H agents constitution & bylaws(South Carolina State Library, 2020-06-20) Clemson University. Cooperative Extension ServiceThe South Carolina Association of Extension 4-H Agents (SCAE4-HA) is the professional development organization for not only 4-H Agents but for any employee with a 4-H job. This document contains the Constitution and Bylaws for the organization.Publication Starting an agricultural business in South Carolina : seven steps to getting started(South Carolina State Library, 2023-03-06) Richards, Steve; Clemson University. Cooperative Extension Service; South Carolina Center for Cooperative and Enterprise DevelopmentThese seven steps in starting a business enterprise are discussed: business name, structure, and registration ; licensing, permits, and certifications ; business banking and insurance ; funding your business ; hiring employees for your business ; business taxes and recordkeeping ; business intellectual property protection.Publication 2022 South Carolina corn production guide(South Carolina State Library, 2022-04-05) Clemson University. Cooperative Extension Service; Plumblee, Michael Thomas, 1991-In this guide you will find information and recommendations related to corn production in South Carolina.Publication South Carolina Cooperative guide(South Carolina State Library, 2022-03-28) Clemson University. Cooperative Extension Service; Finnegan, Stephanie; South Carolina Center for Cooperative and Enterprise DevelopmentThis guide covers the importance of cooperatives, challenges faced by cooperatives, cooperatives and compliance with food safety regulations, case study examples of cooperatives, starting a cooperative in South Carolina and cooperative resource links.Publication Organizational strategic plan for 2020-2025(South Carolina State Library, 2019-08-12) Clemson University. Cooperative Extension ServiceExtension leadership has established a five-year planning cycle whereby organization goals, objectives and strategies are rewritten every five years and reviewed by committee every 2.5 years. This document represents the starting point for the new planning cycle and includes revisions to the material established in the previous plan covering the years 2015 - 2020.Publication Familiar trees of South Carolina : a manual for tree study(South Carolina State Library, 2007-07-30) Clemson University. Cooperative Extension Service; Kessler, George D.; Schoenike, Roland E.This tree study manual has been prepared to aid 4-H Club members, teachers, youth group leaders, and others who want to identify or to know more about the trees of our state. Although this manual does not include all the trees found in the state, it is hoped that the 60 more important and common ones covered in this manual will help stimulate observation and arouse interest and appreciation of trees-one of South Carolina’s most important renewable natural resources.Publication Annual Report 2020-21(South Carolina State Library, 2022-01-04) South Carolina Agricultural EducationThis report will list accomplishments of our FFA, Farmer and Agribusiness Association and SC Association of Agricultural Educators. In addition, it will give you an idea of the number of teachers and students that we have, where our programs are located, and just how fast we are growing.Publication Stream bank repair manual for South Carolina(South Carolina State Library, 2021-07-20) Clemson University. Cooperative Extension Service; Altman, Katie; Jackson, Karen; Morganello, KimThere are a variety of practices that can address issues in an unhealthy stream. This manual focuses on a set of practices designed to repair and stabilize unhealthy stream banks. It is important to distinguish between these stream bank repair practices and stream restoration. Stream bank repair provides some of these benefits with little or no regulatory permitting, low costs, and limited training. Homeowners and property managers can put these practices into action after receiving minimal training or instructions.Publication Using farm assets for retirement(South Carolina State Library, 2021-06-18) Richards, Steve; Clemson University. Cooperative Extension Service; South Carolina Center for Cooperative and Enterprise DevelopmentFarm retirement decisions can be complicated, but they don’t have to be. This workbook takes you through some options, step-by-step, at your own pace, or with the help of a trained business consultant. The steps in this workbook are just a guide—you may use them in a different order if you wish. Skipping steps is not recommended; you should review the materials in each chapter before moving forward.Publication Starting an ag-business? : a pre-planning guide(South Carolina State Library, 2021-04-13) Richards, Steve; Clemson University. Cooperative Extension Service; South Carolina Center for Cooperative and Enterprise DevelopmentThis workbook is intended to help you decide which enterprise is best, to act like a funnel by narrowing down ideas to what is financially and personally rewarding. Specifically, this guide is for: people who would like to decide what kind of business to start ; people who want to know what business ownership involves ; people who own land and want to start an agricultural business ; people who are looking to purchase a farm and start a business ; people who are having trouble starting the business planning process ; people who want to farm full time, part time, or as a hobby.Publication Estate planning for farm families(South Carolina State Library, 2021-06-13) Richards, Steve; Clemson University. Cooperative Extension Service; South Carolina Center for Cooperative and Enterprise DevelopmentFarm retirement decisions can be complicated, but they don’t have to be. This workbook takes you through some options, step-by-step, at your own pace, or with the help of a trained business consultant. The steps in this workbook are just a guide--you may use them in a different order if you wish. Skipping steps is not recommended; you should review the materials in each chapter before moving forward.Publication Business transfer guide : senior generation(South Carolina State Library, 2021-05-11) Richards, Steve; Clemson University. Cooperative Extension Service; South Carolina Center for Cooperative and Enterprise DevelopmentOften, farm transfer decisions can be complicated, but they don’t have to be. This workbook takes you through the farm transfer process step-by-step at your own pace. The steps in this workbook are a guide, and you may use them in a different order if you wish.Publication Business transfer guide : junior generation(South Carolina State Library, 2021-04-28) Richards, Steve; Clemson University. Cooperative Extension Service; South Carolina Center for Cooperative and Enterprise DevelopmentOften, farm transfer decisions can be complicated, but they don’t have to be. This workbook takes you through the farm transfer process step-by-step at your own pace. The steps in this workbook are a guide, and you may use them in a different order if you wish.Publication Starting an agricultural business in South Carolina : seven steps to getting started(South Carolina State Library, 2021-05-12) Richards, Steve; Clemson University. Cooperative Extension Service; South Carolina Center for Cooperative and Enterprise DevelopmentThese seven steps in starting a business enterprise are discussed: business name, structure, and registration ; licensing, permits, and certifications ; business banking and insurance ; funding your business ; hiring employees for your business ; business taxes and recordkeeping ; business intellectual property protection.Publication Doing business together : a joint business agreement guide(South Carolina State Library, 2021-05-12) Richards, Steve; Clemson University. Cooperative Extension Service; South Carolina Center for Cooperative and Enterprise DevelopmentBusiness agreements can be complicated, but they don’t have to be. This workbook will walk you through the business agreement process step-by-step at your own pace. The steps in this workbook are just a suggestion - you may use them in a different order if you wish. Skipping steps is not recommended; you should review the materials in each chapter before moving forward.