It appears that cotton has taken the worst hit as a result of Hurricane Florence’s raid through South Carolina. Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers has toured the eight hardest-hit counties in the northeastern corner of the state and has some heart-rending…

SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers says cotton was the worst-hit crop in Hurricane Florence, but certainly not the only one. He gives a thorough report from his tour of northeastern counties hard hit by rain, wind and flooding to SFN’s…

S.C Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers will be touring northeast South Carolina on Tuesday, but tells SFN’s Mike Davis that he already knows some crops along the North Carolina border have taken a beating from Hurricane Florence.

Even as Hurricane Florence makes landfall, farmers across South Carolina are preparing all they can to sustain the storm’s winds and rain. S. C. Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers updates SFN’s Mike Davis on precautions across the state.

Industrial hemp is a relatively new crop in South Carolina. Twenty growers from across the state received permits to grow the crop in 2018. Commissioner Hugh Weathers has been visiting with these growers and is here to tell us more…

Football is back this weekend, and Commissioner Hugh Weathers is here to tell us the impact that agriculture has on football. According to Ag in the Classroom.org agriculture is a big part of the sport The footballs that are used…

Thirteen years ago, an effort to establish a coalition of industry organizations to help market and promote South Carolina products beyond the normal scope of the Department was launched.  SC Advocates for Agriculture was the foundation that was started, and…