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Today’s Topic for South Carolina

South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers talks each week with Rhonda Garrison, Ag News Director with the Southern Farm Network, to discuss “Today’s Topic.”

Jun 18  SC Ag Commissioner Sees Latest SASDA Meeting as Best Ever  
Jun 11  SC Ag Commissioner on Ag in the Classroom  
May 28  SC Ag Commissioner on the Dean's Summit on Ag   
May 21  SC Agrculture Adds Print Publication to Tool Box  
May 14  Agricultural Economy Continues to Grow in South Carolina  
May 7  SCDA Working with New Farmers  
Apr 30  SC Ag Commissioner Promotes 2013 Dates & Locations for Pesticide Disposal  
Apr 23  Commissioner Weathers Talks South Carolina Sod Industry  
Apr 16  South Carolina's Planting Intentions in Line with National Stat's  
Apr 9  South Carolina Plant & Flower Festivals Coming Soon  
Apr 2  South Carolina's Petroleum Lab Serves All South Carolina Consumers  
Mar 26  SC's Pesticide Residue Lab Tests both Fresh & Processed Foods  
Mar 19  Ag Commissioner Weathers Says it's Not Too Late to Respond to Ag Census  
Mar 12  SCDA's Food Lab Regulated Processed and Fresh Foods for Safety  
Mar 5  SC Ag Commissioner Talks About the State's Metrology Lab  
Feb 26  SC Ag Commissioner Talks Feed Lab  
Feb 19  SCDA Offers Many Services to Farmers and General Public  
Feb 12  South Carolina Market Ready Training  
Feb 5  Charleston's Wildlife Exposition Coming up  
Jan 29  SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers Sees First Agribiz & Farm Expo as a Success  
Jan 22  South Carolina's Commissioner's School Labeled a Success  
Jan 15  Commissioner Weathers Encourages Producers to Review New Food Safety Rules  
Jan 8  SC Ag Commissioner Weathers Recommends Keeping an Eye on Federal and State Lawmakers  
Jan 1  Commissioner Weathers Suggests Farmers Stay Flexible  
Dec 11  Census of Agriculture Important for all South Carolina Farmers  
Dec 4  South Carolina Ag Commissioner Promotes a "Certfied SC Christmas"  
Nov 27  South Carolina Department of Agriculture Active in Farm Bureau's Annual Meeting  
Nov 20  SC Ag Commissioner Weathers Encourages All to Attend 27th Annual Southeast Vegetable & Fruit Expo  
Nov 13  SC Ag Commissioner Weathers Looking to Good Soybean Harvest in the State  
Oct 30  SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers Introduces New Food Safety Coordinator  
Oct 23  South Carolina Producer Brings Home the Hardware from Sunbelt Ag Expo  
Oct 16  SC Surveying Producers for Next Pesticide Amnesty Drop-off Locations  
Oct 11  SC Ag Council Schedule’s Fall Tour  
Oct 2  Certified SC Tailgate  
Sep 25  Changes to South Carolina's Top Ten Agriculture Cash Receipts  
Sep 18  Commissioner Weathers on Topics at Latest NASDA Meeting  
Sep 11  South Carolina Doubles Exports  
Sep 4  SC's Ag Commissioner Concerned about Farm Bill  
Aug 28  SC's Farm to School Program a Success  
Aug 21  South Carolina Experiencing Food Deserts  
Aug 14  Impacts of Drought in South Carolina  
Aug 7  South Carolina's Charleston-based Food Hub  
Jul 31  Farmers Market Month for South Carolina  
Jul 24  SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers on South Carolina Crop Condition  
Jul 17  SCDA Inspection Proceedures at Farmers' Markets  
Jul 10  SC Ag Commissioner Concerned over EPA Regulations  
Jul 3  SCDA Partnering with SC State Fair to Teach Kids About Agriculture  
Jun 26  Commissioner Weathers Upbeat About Private Sector Support for Certified SC Products  
Jun 19  South Carolina's School Gardens Workshop this Week  
Jun 12  SC Ag Commissioner Says Prepare for Hurricane Season Early  
Jun 5  Southern Association of Departments of Agriculture Meeting Coming up in Charleston  
May 29  Common Sense Dictates Safe Handling of Meat During Grilling Season  
May 22  June a Big Month for South Carolina Agriculture  
May 15  SC Ag Helps Celebrate USDA 150th Anniversary  
May 8  Gaston, SC's Diamond Pet Foods Cooperating in Recall  
May 1  SC Horsemen's Council Annual Expo this Weekend  
Apr 24  SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers on Aging Farmers  
Apr 17  South Carolina to See More Peanuts and Less Soy in 2012  
Apr 10  South Carolina Department of Ag Warns Against Insect-borne Diseases  
Apr 3  Spring is Planting Time in South Carolina  
Mar 27  SC Philharmonic's Season Finale Declared a "Certfied SC Grown" Event  
Mar 20  Equine Industry Big Economic Driver for SC Ag  
Mar 15  State Farmers Market hosts Commissioners Cup Barbecue cook-off  
Mar 13  Good News for Bee Hobbyist in South Carolina  
Mar 6  South Carolina Agriculture Busy During National Ag Week  
Feb 28  Commissioner's Cup BBQ Cook-off & Festival  
Feb 21  SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers on Food Checkout Week  
Feb 14  SC Agriculture to Promote Healthy Cooking at the Southeastern Wildlife Expo   
Feb 7  2012 Census of Agriculture  
Jan 31  SC Ag Commissioner Pleased that Ag is Out of Political Spotlight  
Jan 24  SCDA solidifies Partnership with SC Department of Commerce  
Jan 17  Southern US Trade Association is Helpful to Producers   
Jan 10  SC Ag Commissioner Weathers Observes the Soybean Checkoff's 20th Anniversary  
Jan 3  The Souper Celebration at the SC State Farmers' Market  
Dec 27  SC's Commissioner Weathers and New Year's Resolutions  
Dec 20  SC Ag Commissioner Concerned about Proposed Department of Labor Regulations  
Dec 13  SC's Lee Brother your Holiday Receipe Contest Winners  
Dec 6  South Carolina Offers Locally Grown Christmas Trees  
Nov 29  Ratified Free Trade Agreements Good for South Carolina Agriculture  
Nov 22  Commissioner Weathers Says Thanksgiving Dinner Still a Bargain  
Nov 15  Market Steer Program Premiers at 2011 SC State Fair  
Nov 8  Kudzu Bug's Economic Impact in SC yet to be Determined  
Nov 1  Lee Brother Your Holiday Certified SC Campaign  
Oct 25  Summer Certified SC Campaign Concludes with Celebrity Prepared Dinner  
Oct 18  Agribusiness Recruitment Partnership in South Carolina  
Oct 17  FTAs Victory for All US Agriculture  
Oct 11  South Carolina Offering SC LEADS  
Oct 4  Food Safety, Recalls and South Carolina Agriculture  
Sep 27  SC Ag Commissioner Expects Food Safety Modernization Act To Result In Less FDA Producer Recalls  
Sep 20  SC Cotton Quality Research Station to Close  
Sep 13  Plant & Flower Festival Time in South Carolina  
Sep 6  SC Specialty Food Association Buyers Market  
Aug 30  SC Ag Commissioner Says SC Peaches the Best!  
Aug 23  SC Producers Utilize Mobile Mexican Consulate  
Aug 16  Responsible Use of Technology  
Aug 9  SC Ag Commissioner's School a Success  
Aug 2  South Carolina's Ag Commissioner Talks Flax  
Jul 26  SC Department of Ag Celebrates Farmers' Market Month  
Jul 19  South Carolina's First Farmer 101 Class to Graduate  
Jul 12  SC Ag Commissioner Talks Drought in the Palmetto State  
Jul 5  SC Ag Commissioner Applauds USDA's "My Plate" Program  
Jun 28  South Carolina Sounds off on Proposed Changes to the Clean Water Act  
Jun 21  Watermelon Time in South Carolina  
Jun 14  Annual SASDA Meeting Working on Issues of Southern States  
Jun 7  SC: Think Locally, Act Globally  
May 31  South Carolina Rolls Out Summer's Local Food Promotions  
May 24  SCDA Celebrates 4th Anniversary of Certified SC Grown Marketing Initaitve  
May 17  Port of Charleston and the Panama Canal Expansion  
May 3  SC Ag Commissioner Talks Peak Produce Season  
Apr 26  Piedmont Plant & Flower Festival wraps up Trio of Spring Festivals  
Apr 19  Commissioner Weathers Celebrates First Major Event at Columbia Farmers' Market  
Apr 12  South Carolina Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers - Cultivating Partnerships for Agriculture  
Apr 5  SC AG Commissioner Hugh Weathers - Flower Shows in SC Get Underway Soon  
Mar 29  Chairperson Appointed to SC Commission of Agriculture  
Mar 22  Food Safety Top of Mind for SC's Ag Commissioner  
Mar 15  SC Ag Commissioner Celebrates National Ag Day & National Ag Week  
Mar 8  South Carolina Introduces 'Harvest Society'  
Mar 1  National Pig Day Celebrated in South Carolina  
Feb 22  SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers Talks Local Seafood  
Feb 15  NFL's Fuel up to Play 60 Campaign in South Carolina  
Feb 8  South Carolina Horse Event Facilities Making Economic Impact  
Feb 1  Market Center at the SC State Farmers' Market Named for Ashton Phillips  
Jan 25  South Carolina's 'Wild in the Kitchen' back in 2011  
Jan 18  Senn Brothers Produce Secures Military Contract in South Carolina  
Jan 11  South Carolina Bucking National Trend and Adding Farm Acres  
Jan 4  Green Energy Grows Jobs and Fuels Economy in South Carolina  
Dec 28  South Carolina's Ag Commissioner Looks at the State of Agriculture  
Dec 21  South Carolina Agriculture Provides a lot of Your Christmas Dinner  
Dec 14  South Carolina Department of Agriculture Partners in New Program for Young Farmers  
Dec 7  Tax Situation in Washington a Worry for SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers  
Nov 30  South Carolina Christmas Tree Growers Send Trees to the Troops  
Nov 23  SC Department of Agriculture has a Stake in the Clemson/Carolina Game  
Nov 16  SC Commissioner Hugh Weathers Explains the Growth of Farm-City Week  
Nov 9  SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers Remebers Veteran's Day  
Nov 2  South Carolina's Energy Technical Assistance Program Available to Find Energy Savings on the Farm  
Oct 26  Certified South Carolina Grown Brand a Bonus to Fall Holidays  
Oct 19  SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers Wins Paso Fino Equine Competition at SC State Fair  
Oct 12  South Carolina State Fair Opens Today  
Oct 5  Agri-Tourism Important Part of South Carolina's Farm Economy  
Sep 28  South Carolina Recieves Monetary Award to Fight Obesity  
Sep 21  Fall Festival Time is Here in South Carolina  
Sep 14  And the Survey Says.....Certified SC Grown Program Good Investment for Taxpayers  
Sep 7  South Carolina Eggs Free of Salmonella   
Aug 31  SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers on Potential Regulations Involving Farm Dust  
Aug 24  SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers Stresses Importance of Food Safety Modernization Act and Reinstatement of Estate Tax  
Aug 17  South Carolina State Fair offers Donkey & Mule Show   
Aug 10  Update on South Carolina's New State Farmers' Market in Columbia  
Aug 3  SC Commissioner Weather's School for Agriculture a Great Success  
Jul 27  SC Celebrating Farmers' Market Month  
Jul 20  4-H - Changing with the Times  
Jul 13  SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers Discusses SC Ag Watch  
Jul 6  South Carolina Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers-South Carolina Shirmp and Seafood  
Jun 29  This year’s SC Peach Crop on Pace to Exceed Georgia’s  
Jun 22  Hurricane Season Preparedness   
Jun 15  Boys & Girls State Taking Place This Week in SC  
Jun 8  FFA Has Large Impact on South Carolina  
Jun 1  June is Dairy & Beef Month  
May 25  Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend in SC  
May 18  Farm to School Week in Lexington County  
May 11  South Carolina's Grain Inspection Service Relocates  
May 4  Sweet Onions Coming to South Carolina  
Apr 27  School Gardens Program in South Carolina  
Apr 20  Commissioner Weathers on upcoming Earth Day  
Apr 13  Money for Specialty Crops Now Available in South Carolina  
Apr 6  2010 Cenus: It's Not Too Late  
Mar 30  Flower Festival Time in South Carolina  
Mar 23  SC Market News Bulletin Great Value  
Mar 16  Agriculture is So Dependable, Nobody Thinks About It  
Mar 9  SC's Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers Gets Ready for Spring  
Mar 2  Weathers Expands on National Weights & Measures Week  
Feb 23  Food Checkout Week   
Feb 16  Commissioner Weathers Promotes Healthy Snacks   
Feb 9  Commissioner Hugh Weathers talks about Fresh on the Menu for Food Lovers  
Feb 2  Sustainable South Carolina Local Food Systems Workshop  
Jan 26  Wild in the Kitchen at SEWE  
Jan 12  Cold Weather and Agriculture  
 

Hugh Weathers

Hugh Weathers

Commissioner of Agriculture
State of South Carolina










 

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