SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers

The number 40 million is certain to catch your ear. That’s how much the South Carolina Legislature has allocated to a new program. Here to tell us about it is Commissioner Hugh Weathers. The Growing Agribusiness Fund is a new incentive program for existing South Carolina agribusinesses. This $40 million fund will help existing South […]

Commissioner Hugh Weathers and SFN’s Mike Davis were both on hand for the Advocates of the Year reception in West Columbia last Thursday.

The SC Department of Agriculture uses federal funding to help producers offset certain costs of growing their business. Commissioner Hugh Weathers is here to tell us about these Cost Share Grants and how to apply. Yes, Mike, this is funding that we offer through the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. We like to incentivize […]

This week we celebrate the importance of farmers markets to our economy and our communities. National Farmers Market Week is August 6-12, 2023. Farmers markets help farmers prosper: Farmers and ranchers receive only 15 cents of every dollar that consumers spend at traditional food outlets. At a farmers market, 100% of that dollar goes to […]

The South Carolina Commissioner’s School for Agriculture was held last week at Clemson University. Commissioner Hugh Weathers joins me to talk about why it’s so important.