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SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers on Aging Farmers

  Program 7902  (download mp3)
  Posted on Tue, Apr 24, 2012


South Carolina's Ag Commissioner is aware of the aging of farmers....SC's average age of a farmer is more than 60 years now.  Fueled by Deputy Ag Secretary Kathleen Merrigan's  mission, fuelded by a blog posting that put agriculture at Number 1 on a list of 'useless' college degrees.  Truth is there isn't enough people graduating from universities to fill open ag positions across the country. 

More Stories with Hugh Weathers, South Carolina Commissoner of Agriculture

 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




 





 

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