South Carolina Department of Agriculture

08/26/2026

📢 Calling all aspiring young ag entrepreneurs!

Applications are now open for the annual Seeds for Success Entrepreneurship Program!

Apply for a chance to present your agribusiness idea, compete against students from across South Carolina, and earn the opportunity to receive up to $5,000 in funding from the South Carolina Department of Agriculture.

🌱 Have an idea ready to grow? This could be your chance to turn it into something more. https://acre-sc.com/programs/seeds-for-success/

08/24/2026

🫛Southern Peas have been a staple in American agriculture since the 1700s, and this is your chance to make them even better!

Click the link and take our quick survey. https://msstate.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5bgL119WeiyjzX8

08/22/2026

Here’s an update on the facility fire in Fairfield County. We continue working jointly on the response with the SC Department of Environmental Services and EPA.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Aug. 21, 2026

08/14/2026

Commissioner Hugh Weathers received a special Lifetime Achievement Award from the South Carolina Advocates for Agriculture at the 2026 Advocate of the Year Reception this week.

08/05/2026

Congratulations, Jeff! Thanks for being an incredible ambassador for South Carolina aquaculture—and agriculture.

This next stop brings us to the water. 🦪🦐

Jeffrey (Jeff) Massey, the 2026 South Carolina Farmer of the Year, owns Livingston’s Bulls Bay Seafood, where he and his wife manage the seafood business’s clam and oyster production alongside shrimp and soft shell crabs.

👉 Learn more about his career in aquaculture here: https://sunbeltexpo.com/2026-south-carolina-farmer-of-the-year-jeffrey-jeff-massey/

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08/03/2026

It was cool to be part of The Green Heart Project’s visit to The Farm at Florence 1! Both these organizations do so much to connect South Carolina children to food and agriculture.

07/29/2026

Apply now for ACRE's Agribusiness Planning program! acre-sc.com

07/28/2026

Last week was the 2026 SC Commissioner's School for Agriculture! Held each summer in cooperation with Clemson University's College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences, this program is for rising 11th and 12th graders interested in a career in the agricultural, natural resource and life science industries. We had a great time working with this promising group of young people.

07/22/2026

Farmers are busy out there in the fields of South Carolina -- and sometimes they have to move heavy equipment from one field to another. Please be patient when you encounter farm machinery on the road. Stay back, and only pass when safe.

07/16/2026