May 2025 — South Carolina Department of Agriculture

South Carolina Department of Agriculture Hugh E. Weathers, Commissioner Media Contact: Eva Moore, SCDA Communications Director, 803-734-2196, emoore@scda.sc.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 21, 2025 13 SC Entrepreneurs Awarded Funding for Agribusinesses COLUMBIA – Thirteen entrepreneurs will share $200,000 in funding for their agribusiness ventures through the South Carolina Department of Agriculture’s Agribusiness Center for Research and Entrepreneurship (ACRE). Finalists for ACRE’s Advanced Entrepreneurship… read more ›

Every week Commissioner Hugh Weathers talks about what’s going on with agriculture in our state with The Southern Farm Network. Check back each week to hear the latest news, or you can listen to past interviews here. read more ›

The South Carolina Livestock Weekly Review is published every week except Thanksgiving and Christmas by the SC Department of Agriculture, Hugh Weathers, Commissioner. Published by the Market News Division, 117 Ballard Court, West Columbia, SC 29172. Download the Livestock Review [pdf] View past reviews read more ›

The South Carolina Fruit & Vegetable Weekly Review is published every week except Thanksgiving and Christmas by the SC Department of Agriculture, Hugh Weathers, Commissioner. Published by the Market News Division, 117 Ballard Court, West Columbia, SC 29172 in Cooperation with USDA-AMS Fruit & Vegetable Division. Download the Fruit and Vegetable Review [pdf] View past reviews read more ›

The South Carolina Livestock Weekly Review is published every week except Thanksgiving and Christmas by the SC Department of Agriculture, Hugh Weathers, Commissioner. Published by the Market News Division, 117 Ballard Court, West Columbia, SC 29172. Download the Livestock Review [pdf] View past reviews read more ›

The South Carolina Fruit & Vegetable Weekly Review is published every week except Thanksgiving and Christmas by the SC Department of Agriculture, Hugh Weathers, Commissioner. Published by the Market News Division, 117 Ballard Court, West Columbia, SC 29172 in Cooperation with USDA-AMS Fruit & Vegetable Division. Download the Fruit and Vegetable Review [pdf] View past reviews read more ›