SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers

Thanksgiving is this week. It’s a holiday with special significance in the ag industry. Yes, Mike. This is a big holiday for local agriculture. People are eating regional American foods. They’re focusing on American agricultural products like turkey, sweet potatoes, collard greens and cranberries. Some good news on that front: The American Farm Bureau Federation […]

Today we’re talking about some new duties that will be take over by the SC Department of Agriculture. I’ve been telling people we’re “The Food Agency,” and this is part of it. Starting July 1, 2024, the South Carolina Department of Agriculture will take on some important regulatory duties that are currently handled by the […]

This is a day we honor military veterans for their service to our country. Nationwide, there are more than 370,000 producers with military experience. That’s nearly 11 percent of all US producers. Nationwide, veterans represent $41 billion in annual ag sales and 130 million acres farmed. Here in South Carolina, the rates are even higher. […]

The South Carolina Ports have a major impact on the state. Commissioner Weather is here to tell us about it. A few weeks ago I was in Charleston for the annual State of the Ports update: Our state ports authority is unique in the extent to which it directly supports local business: Manufacturing is the […]