Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services (FFAS) Michael Scuse announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup, beginning on March 12 and ending on April 6.
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Agriculture
CRP Signup Begins March 12th
Local Farmer Appointed To Education Advisory Council
Evander Cullen Bryant of Dillon was selected to represent South Carolina on the America’s Farmers Grow Rural EducationSM Advisory Council, a board of 26 farmer leaders that determines the rural school district recipients of the America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education grants.
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Huge Turnip
Eugene Livingston of Tall Pines is show with a 12 1/2 lb. purple top turnip.
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Big Rutabagas
Millie Odom of Dillon, well known for her bountiful gardens, is shown with two rutabagas-a 3 lb. 8 oz. and a 3lbs. 7 oz.-that she grew.
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Agriculture Secretary Speaks To American Farm Bureau Federation
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today delivered the keynote address at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting.
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Farm-City Awards Presented
The Farm-City Awards have been presented.
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Enrollment For SURE Program Has Begun
Dillon County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Wes Daniels today announced that the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program enrollment for 2010 crop year losses began November 14, 2011.
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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack On Priorities For 2012 Farm Bill
Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke at the John Deere Des Moines Works on USDA priorities for the 2012 Farm Bill.
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Photo Slide Show: Tractors
A photo slide show of tractors.
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Commerce And Agriculture Departments Focus On Agribusiness
The South Carolina Department of Commerce and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture today announced that the agencies have partnered to create a new agribusiness project manager position.
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Sweet Dreams
Candy corn: That's my downfall. This time of year—in fact, for several weeks now—the front section of my local grocery store has been piled, and I do mean piled, with mountains of bagged candy, in anticipation of Halloween. Most of it I can ignore, although I do hear those peanut-butter-and-chocolate combos faintly but persistently...
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