Agriculture

The S.C. Department of Agriculture is seeking to improve meat processing capacity in the state with a new $3 million matching grant program. This funding will help local processing facilities thrive and employ more workers … Read More

The S.C. State 1890 Extension Sustainable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Program is hosting a holiday farmers market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, in Staley Hall on the campus of South Carolina State … Read More

Agricultural hemp specialist SC Canna LLC is investing $8.8 million for indoor growing operations in Clarendon County expected to create 37 jobs. SC Canna LLC is a subsidiary of Sirius-A-Bioscience that grows and distributes medical … Read More

When Vicki Weigle set out to develop a vineyard and winery on the grounds of a former tobacco farm in Horry County nearly 30 years ago, many local farmers thought she was making a big mistake. Recently, one of those nay-sayers … Read More

South Carolina farmers who grow specialty crops will benefit from more than a grant of more than $591,000 the state received on Thursday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service … Read More