The South Carolina Soybean Board is a farmer-run organization dedicated to investing soybean checkoff dollars to keep South Carolina soy growing. The board is made up of 12 soybean farmers from South Carolina who are responsible for administering the soybean checkoff in the state. Elected by producers in each district, board directors serve up to three-year terms to comply with the Soybean Marketing Act and Order.
Learn more at scsoybeans.org
Meeting Notice
The next board meeting will be held Monday, December 16, 2024 at 3:00 pm.
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SC Soybean Board Members
District 1
Charles Whiten
Westminster, SC
Oconee County
Term Exp: 12-31-2027
District 2
Rachael Sharp
Allendale, SC
Allendale County
Term Exp: 12-31-2025
Joe Alvin Derrick
Derrick Farms
Johnston, SC
Edgefield County
Term Exp: 12-31-2026
James Porter Shuler
Santee, SC
Orangeburg County
Term Exp: 12-31-2026
Open Seat
Term Exp: 12-31-2027
District 3
Cecil Bozard Eaddy
Manning, SC
Clarendon County
Term Exp: 12-31-2027
Open Seat
Term Exp: 12-31-2025
Wes Woodard – VICE CHAIRMAN
Darlington, SC
Darlington County
Term Exp: 12-31-2025
District 4
Fitzhugh Lee Bethea
Dillon, SC
Dillon County
Term Exp: 12-31-2027
Michael E. Grier
Hemingway, SC
Georgetown County
Term Exp: 12-31-2025
David Owens
Mullins, SC
Marion County
Term Exp: 12-31-2025
District 5
Jefferson A. Westbury
Harleyville, SC
Dorchester County
Term Exp: 12-31-2027
