Land Matters

The Midwest is often called the “breadbasket of America” for its role in growing abundant food, particularly wheat. While the Southeast also grows plenty of food of its own, it also accounts for 63-percent of the total timber volume harvested in the...

Commercial producers, turfgrass professionals and homeowners depend on the Clemson Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic to identify and make management recommendations to help solve their problems. Whether that means insect identification, diagnosing plant...

May is National Wildfire Awareness Month. On this Episode of Land Matters, Jonathan speaks with Forestry and Wildlife Resources Extension agent, Ryan Bean, about the history and science of wildfires, their benefits and what people can do to prevent...

A worldwide study published in the journal Science shows an alarming global decline in insect abundance.  Clemson University entomologist Mike Caterino helps us understand what could be causing the decline, what it means for ecosystem health and what it...

After running on every street of his hometown of Clemson, S.C., in order to understand the city’s landscape on a step-by-step level, landscape ecologist Daniel Hanks embarked on a slow roll from South Carolina’s high country to its coast to understand...

David Coyle, Assistant Professor in the Forestry and Environmental Conservation Department, drops by to share his thoughts on why Bradford Pears are terrible trees, why folks should stop planting them and a new pilot program aimed at helping homeowners...

Land Matters is a new Clemson University podcast produced by the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences (CAFLS) and Clemson Public Service and Agriculture (PSA).