Press Releases Archives — Page 50 of 71 — South Carolina Department of Agriculture

South Carolina Department of Agriculture Hugh E. Weathers, Commissioner Media Contact: Stephanie Sox, 803-734-2196, ssox@scda.sc.gov  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 24, 2016 SCDA Introduces New Tool to Assist Farmers with SC Farm Aid Application COLUMBIA, S.C. –  The South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) has launched a new tool on the SCDA website to help farmers who suffered crop loss due… read more ›

South Carolina Department of Agriculture Hugh E. Weathers, Commissioner Media Contact: Stephanie Sox, 803-734-2196, ssox@scda.sc.gov  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 15, 2016 USDA Provides Targeted Ginning Cost Share Assistance to Cotton Producers COLUMBIA, S.C. –  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) recently announced it will provide an estimated $300 million in cost-share assistance payments to cotton producers… read more ›

South Carolina Department of Agriculture Hugh E. Weathers, Commissioner Media Contact: Stephanie Sox, 803-734-2196, ssox@scda.sc.gov                               Laura Lester: 803-734-1767; llester@scda.sc.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 8, 2016 Pork Powered By Soy Returns to the Carolina Country Music Festival The sky is the limit as South Carolina pork… read more ›

South Carolina Department of Agriculture Hugh E. Weathers, Commissioner Media Contact: Stephanie Sox, 803-734-2196, ssox@scda.sc.gov  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 3, 2016 Farm Aid Advisory Board Members Announced COLUMBIA, S.C. – The initial meeting of the South Carolina Farm Aid Advisory Board was held June 2, 2016 at the Phillips Market Center, West Columbia. Committee members discussed the application process, criteria for… read more ›

South Carolina Department of Agriculture Hugh E. Weathers, Commissioner Media Contact: Stephanie Sox, 803-734-2196, ssox@scda.sc.gov  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 1, 2016 Pump Up Your Summer COLUMBIA, S.C. – With the official start of the summer travel season just around the corner, vacationers will be hitting the roads across the Palmetto State. This summer, the South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) invites… read more ›

South Carolina Department of Agriculture Hugh E. Weathers, Commissioner Media Contact: Stephanie Sox, 803-734-2196, ssox@scda.sc.gov  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 18, 2016 Archer Daniels Midland Makes Donation to Plant it Forward SC COLUMBIA, S.C. – Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) donated $10,000 to Plant it Forward South Carolina, an initiative by South Carolina Advocates for Agriculture, on May 18, 2016. Plant it Forward… read more ›