agriculture

Vaccination rates at some farms in the state are well past 80 percent.Here's a look at one large operation, where life and work go on in the peach fields.

Local Clemson Extension agents can advise you of a bounty on invasive Bradford pears – more correctly called callery pears – if you bring a picture showing you cut down a tree, you’ll get a native tree to take home as a replacement.

This offspring of the Bradford pear not only spreads like crazy, it also has treacherous thorns.

This offspring of the Bradford pear not only spreads like crazy, it also has treacherous thorns.

The saga of the rampant Bradford pear continues...

The saga of the rampant Bradford pear continues...

It seemed like a good idea at the time...

It seemed like a good idea at the time...

The search for a pear tree that would withstange fire blight.

In many parts of the country, gardeners can’t buy fertilizers that contain phosphorus unless they have soil test results that show the need for that…