The 2013 Dillon County Tomato Growers Association held its annual supper and awards program Friday, June 19th at the Dillon Wellness Center.
Category: Agriculture
News of interest to the Dillon County, SC, farming community
Year’s First EEE Horse Death Confirmed
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Dr. Boyd Parr, South Carolina State Veterinarian and director of Clemson University Livestock Poultry Health, today announced the first confirmed case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a horse for the state this year.
Ag Student Presented Scholarship For Workshop
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The Dillon Soil & Water Conservation District has awarded, Ag Student at Dillon County Technology Center, and class senior, Justin Roberts, a scholarship to attend the South Carolina Districts Youth Workshop.
Farmers Market
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Would you support a farmers market in Dillon County?
Senior Farmers Market Coupons To Be Issued
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The Dillon County Council for the Aging, in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Social Services will be issuing free coupons to low income individuals age 60 and older that may be used to purchase fresh produce at local participating farmers’ markets.
Insects, Late Crops Expected Due To Cool, Moist Spring
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Enjoy the peace and quiet while you can. Things are about to start buzzing again.
Applications Available Now for 2013 SC Commissioner’s School For Agriculture
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Rising high school juniors and seniors interested in attending this year’s South Carolina Commissioner’s School for Agriculture (SCCSA), held at Clemson University, can go online now to download their application. The application needs to be postmarked by Tuesday, April 16.
SC Food Policy Council: New Faces, Improved Vision, Refined Efforts
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The South Carolina Food Policy Council would like to welcome new board members.
Purple Martins Arriving
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In the birding world, few species generate more excitement than does the “Purple Martin,” a swallow that is arriving now in the Carolinas, with reports of “scouts” logged almost daily online.
The Hamer Cotton Mill
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I assume the location of the Hamer Cotton Mill as it was known when it was organized in 1903 was determined by one of the principal shareholders, Robert Pickett Hamer, Jr. who owned the land on which the plant was constructed.