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SC Commissioner Weathers Celebrating 20 Years at the Helm

SC Commissioner Weathers Celebrating 20 Years at the Helm

Sep 24, 2024

South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers recently reached a major milestone. Yes, Mike. As of Sept. 14, I have been South Carolina’s Commissioner of Agriculture for 20 years. I was…

SC Commissioner Weathers: Advocates for Agriculture Recognized

SC Commissioner Weathers: Advocates for Agriculture Recognized

Sep 17, 2024

At the South Carolina Advocates for Agriculture Recognition Reception this evening (Wednesday, September 11), we recognized several people, two in particular that you recognized, Commissioner. Tell us about them. “Well,…

SC Commissioner Weathers: SC Corn Checkoff

SC Commissioner Weathers: SC Corn Checkoff

Sep 10, 2024

South Carolina has a new commodity checkoff program. Let’s hear about it, Commissioner. As our ag-savvy listeners know, checkoff programs promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural…

SC Commissioner Weathers: Tax Credits Available for SC Ag Purchases

SC Commissioner Weathers: Tax Credits Available for SC Ag Purchases

Sep 3, 2024

There’s an under-used tax credit in South Carolina that might benefit your company. Tell us about it, Commissioner. Yes, every fall, we try to get the word out about this…

SC Commissioner Weathers: Harvest Yield Update

SC Commissioner Weathers: Harvest Yield Update

Aug 27, 2024

Well, this is the time of year we start getting some hard data about how the year is shaping up for the 2024 harvest. How’s it looking, Commissioner? We got…

SC Commissioner Weathers: Knockout Butchery Breaks Ground

SC Commissioner Weathers: Knockout Butchery Breaks Ground

Aug 20, 2024

I joined farmers Travis and Misty Howard in breaking ground on a new beef processing facility near Roebuck, South Carolina, in Spartanburg County. The new facility will quadruple their processing…

SC Commissioner Weathers: Lowcountry Oyster Co. to Expand Production

SC Commissioner Weathers: Lowcountry Oyster Co. to Expand Production

Aug 13, 2024

 Lowcountry Oyster Company is expanding its operations with the construction of a $6.4 million seafood processing and cross-dock facility in Green Pond, South Carolina. The Colleton County facility is projected to…

Weathers Assesses Impact of TS Debby

Weathers Assesses Impact of TS Debby

Aug 12, 2024

Tropical Storm Debby has now made its way out of the Carolinas and moved on. But what kind of impact did we see from that? I’m talking now with South…

SC Commissioner Weathers: Preparing for Hurricane Debby

SC Commissioner Weathers: Preparing for Hurricane Debby

Aug 6, 2024

Hurricane Debby is heading for SC. What’s the report on the ground, Commissioner? Yes, farmers are keeping an eye on weather reports as Debby approaches. By the time this episode…