Category: Agriculture

News of interest to the Dillon County, SC, farming community

Pop-up Farmers Market Held

The Dillon County Health Initiative held a Pop-Up Farmers Market last Thursday.

Laura Britt Attends ‘Ag In The Classroom’ Institute

Dillon County teacher Laura Britt was among fifty educators from across the South Carolina who recently learned how to bring agriculture into their classrooms.

Expansion In Soy Acres Drives Checkoff Investments

The U.S. soybean industry is turning a corner. This year, soy acres closed in on corn acres, narrowing the gap between the two crops.

East Elementary 4-Hers Create School Garden

Have you driven by East Elementary lately? If you have, you might have noticed that it looks like a school garden will soon be growing! Land has been cleared, raised beds have been placed, and soil has been laid.

National Agriculture Day Is March 21st

The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) will host National Agriculture Day on March 21, 2017.

Local Young Farmers Attend Annual SCFB State Conference

A record number of attendees met recently for the annual South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation (SCFB) Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference.

Bryant Wins Distinguished Service Award

Cullen Bryant, a Dillon County farmer, received the South Carolina Farm Bureau’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, at the SCFB’s 73rd annual meeting’s awards and recognition program.

Local Southern States Board Elections Held

Neal Baxley of Marion and Danny Coleman of Dillon were elected to the local board at the Southern States Annual Membership meeting of the Little Rock Plant held at Shuler’s Barbecue in Latta.

Annual Farm-City Awards Luncheon Held

State Farm Bureau President Harry Ott was the guest speaker at the annual Farm-City Week awards luncheon held at the City of Dillon Wellness Center.

Wild Hogs Are A Costly Headache For South Carolina’s Landowners

Feral hogs are a $115 million problem for the state’s agriculture, livestock and timber industries in South Carolina, according to a Clemson University study on landowners’ perceived damages from the invasive animals.