Every time you choose a meal or snack, you are “personalizing” your plate. We’re all different, and our choices are shaped by many factors, not only taste preference, but more complex factors, too, like access to food, culture and tradition. There is no one size fits all approach to fitness and health.
For example...
South Carolina Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers were recognized virtually for their outstanding achievements in 2020 on March 4, 2021. Their conference, usually scheduled for January each year, was canceled due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Awards were presented to members who continued to go above and...
Over sixty South Carolina Farm Bureau members met virtually Monday, February 8 with State Representatives Mike Burns (Dist. 17), Sylleste Davis (Dist. 100), Doug Gilliam (Dist. 42), Patrick Haddon (Dist. 19), Davey Hiott (Dist. 4), Bill Hixon (Dist. 83) Randy Ligon (Dist. 43), Josiah Magnuson (Dist. 38), RJ May (Dist...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide additional assistance through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), expanding eligibility for some agricultural producers and commodities as well as updating payments to accurately compensate some producers who already applied for the program. Farm Bureau...
SCFB State Office Operating Procedure
The SCFB Products Program is still open for business offering delivery and curbside pickup. Contact the team at 1-800-849-3778.
USDA announced the additional assistance on January 15, which includes expanding CFAP eligibility for...
Aiken County
Aiken County YF&R members Rachael Rockwell, Zach Hawkins, Aubrey Darnell, Robert McKee, and Hunter Fields participated in two potato giveaway for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Walther Farms donated twenty pallets, each pallet weighing 1,000 pounds, for each of the giveaways. YF&R members assisted with...
Berkeley County Farm Bureau
“All eyes on the Berkeley County Farm Bureau gate,” and yes, we had our own gate for the broncos and bulls to bust out of.
Berkeley County Farm Bureau sponsored the Moncks Corner Rodeo again this year. Berkeley volunteers manned the commodity trailer and were able to sign up ten new...
Today is National Voter Registration Day, and we want to make sure you're ready. Remember that every issue from road funding to environmental policies affect agriculture, so it's important to have your voice heard and your vote counted.
Here's everything you need to know about registering and voting absentee.
You...
Aiken
Aiken County Farm Bureau awarded local students $4,000 in scholarships.
Ashley L. Stone was awarded The Trent Hutto Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $2,000. Ashley, a 2020 graduate of South Aiken High School, will attend Clemson University in the fall majoring in veterinary sciences. Ashley is the daughter...
South Carolina Farm Bureau hosted a roundtable with United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers, South Carolina Farm Bureau President Harry Ott and Farm Bureau members.
The roundtable, held September 2 in Hampton County, gave Farm Bureau members the...