SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers

Agriculture leaders from across the country recently traveled to Ireland and the United Kingdom as part of a trade mission. We caught up with one member of that delegation — South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers — who explained that the trip helped build networks that could lead to future commerce. When asked about the […]

Farmers face a lot of challenges, and they aren’t always good about asking for help. Let’s talk about a program in South Carolina that may help see people through dark times. The SC AgriWellness program offers free counseling services for farmers and farm families. This is a partnership between Clemson Extension, SC Farm Bureau, our […]

National Farmers Market Week is Aug. 3-9, 2025. Gov. McMaster issued a proclamation recognizing this week in South Carolina. American farmers receive about 15.9 cents of every dollar Americans spend on food, according to USDA ERS. Selling at markets improves that share. Farmers markets also act as small-business incubators. Markets offer a great opportunity to meet the […]

I understand you were up in Clemson last week for the South Carolina Commissioner’s School for Agriculture. Let’s hear about it.

In July 2024, the former DHEC was dissolved and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture took on some important new duties related to food safety. Let’s take a look at how that’s going. We now inspect restaurants under the Retail Food Safety program. We also took on Milk Safety and the Milk Lab. Additional duties […]

We’re in the heart of watermelon season in South Carolina. It’s a very strong watermelon season in South Carolina due to fairly consistent rainfall and temperatures. The melons have great flavor this year and volume is good. Unfortunately, Florida’s and Georgia’s seasons got pushed back a bit because of weather, so we’re seeing more fruit […]

The inaugural Tri-State Ag Expo is happening in Clemson SC on July 16 and 17 and Commissioner Weathers is here to tell us about it.

South Carolina FFA state convention wrapped up and Commissioner Hugh Weathers is here to talk about a wonderful partnership between SCDA and FFA.

The Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture, SASDA, hosted their annual meeting last week, and Commissioner Weathers is here to tell us more about it.

The South Carolina Commercial Seafood Apprenticeship Program