“And so a group of farmers from South Carolina petitioned the legislature in 1869 to hold an annual agricultural exhibition, and voila! Here comes the State Agriculture Mechanical Society of South Carolina, now known as the South Carolina State Fair,” says Smith.
Hurricane Ian caused as much as $1.8 billion in damages to Florida agriculture last month
The US Department of Agriculture is investing 70 million dollars into a project led by Clemson University and South Carolina State.
At the Statehouse today, lawmakers and groups that represent farmers in South Carolina called for legislation at the federal level to help farmers with issues they’ve been facing.
The extreme dry weather afflicting the western part of the U.S. could have economic impacts across the entire country, especially when it comes to your food prices. The drought is causing major disruptions to the agriculture industry, including bees.
A school in rural South Carolina that has spent recent years trying to get at-risk teens back on the right track has a new purpose.
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –Several farmers have been struggling to overcome the drought that has affected 78% of the state’s farmland. US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently gave farmers in Richland, Lexington, Kershaw, Calhoun, Bamberg, and Orangeburg Counties an opportunity to apply for federal emergency loans to salvage some of their losses. Tony Munoz, a farmer based in Lake…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The S.C. Department of Agriculture is offering several opportunities this month for residents to dispose of outdated, unusable or unwanted pesticides. The Waste Pesticide Disposal Program is open to all private, commercial and non-commercial pesticide applicators in the state, in addition to homeowners. SCDA said staff will be on site to monitor the collection and disposal…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina farmers are bracing for the deep freeze, this as the calendar points to Spring’s arrival in a week. According to State Agriculture officials, farmers are preparing for another test from Mother Nature. Crops of particular concern include peaches, blueberries and strawberries. Temperatures could dip into the twenties Tuesday and Wednesday. SC Agriculture officials say many…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina farmers are getting aid after October’s historic flooding damaged crops across the state. Thursday SCE&G announced a donation of $25,000 towards a new initiative called “Plant it Forward South Carolina” The organizations helps South Carolina farmers who suffered loss from the floods. The donation by SCE&G will provide money to cover a portion of seed…
