$70M sustainable agriculture program in SC could serve as national model - Charleston Post Courier

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$70M sustainable agriculture program in SC could serve as national model - Charleston Post Courier

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Researchers at Clemson University and South Carolina State University will work to promote climate-friendly farming techniques across the state with the help of a $70 million grant from the U.
James Clyburn, an alumnus of South Carolina State, said many of his college peers moved to other states to look for opportunities.
The South Carolina proposal is one of only three across the country to receive more than $70 million, Clyburn said.
Some of the sustainable production techniques include cover crops, prescribed grazing, and reduced tillage to improve water quality and biodiversity, said Paula Agudelo, principal investigator for Clemson and a professor of plant pathology.
Lamin Drammeh, principal investigator from S.
State, said the practices will lower the emission of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, which trap heat in the atmosphere.
They will also increase the amount of carbon dioxide captured by plants and improve soil health.

$70M sustainable agriculture program in SC could serve as national model - Charleston Post Courier

Researchers at Clemson University and South Carolina State University will work to promote climate-friendly farming techniques across the state with the help of a $70 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The state’s two land-grant universities will partner with more than 27 other entities for the next five years, officials said during an event at S.C. State on Oct. 4. They seek to provide a swath of farm sizes with financial support, technical assistance and education on production practices designed to address climate change. Some of the sustainable production techniques include cover crops, prescribed grazing, and reduced tillage to improve water quality and biodiversity, said Paula Agudelo, principal investigator for Clemson and a professor of plant pathology. The effort will focus on peanuts, leafy greens, beef cattle and forests. Lamin Drammeh, principal investigator from S.C. State, said the practices will lower the emission of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, which trap heat in the atmosphere. They will also increase the amount of carbon dioxide captured by plants and improve soil health. Ultimately, the program seeks to create markets for the commodities the farmers will produce, Drammeh said. U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, an alumnus of South Carolina State, said many of his college peers moved to other states to look for opportunities. Many families whose children attended the university were small-scale farmers. “We, with this program, can do a lot to reverse that trend so these families can find a future here where they belong and stop the brain drain,” Clyburn, D-S.C., said. The grant comes from more than $2.8 billion in federal funding nationwide. The South Carolina proposal is one of only three across the country to receive more than $70 million, Clyburn said. The program could serve as a national model for similar efforts due to the state’s soil diversity and agricultural commodities, Agudelo said.
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