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Agriculture

Sep 15, 2022

Company invests $23M in Laurens baking plant

Europastry, a global baked goods company, today announced plans to establish operations in Laurens County. The company’s $23 million investment will create 155 new jobs, Europlasty said in a news release.

Jul 11, 2022

Watershed grant fund application opens

Settlement funds from the 2014 Kinder Morgan gas pipeline spill will be allocated to nonprofits, trusts, agencies, educators and municipalities involved in

Jul 8, 2022

Clemson partners with Curio Wellness for cannabis tissue research

The Clemson University College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences is working with Curio Wellness to conduct a two-year research project to advance plant tissue science for the medical cannabis industry.

May 11, 2022

On the Menu: Hartness expands Village Kitchen farm

Hartness prepares to launch the second phase of the onsite farm that serves the community's Village Kitchen and Mill Village Farms, a nonprofit also supported through the grand opening of

Apr 28, 2022

BMW donates largest sum so far to Unity Park

The auto companys donation will help landscape architecture firm MKSK and partners recreate eight acres of wetland along the Reedy Rivers original course and

Apr 28, 2022

Landscape architecture program grows by 200%

Support for the landscape architecture projects is one of the few plots of common ground that the Trump and Biden presidential administrations have occupied, says Matt Powers, Clemson University's

Feb 25, 2022

Three agribusiness organizations receive $500,000 in Duke grants

Duke Energy plans to give $500,000 through the Duke Energy Foundation will help fund

Feb 7, 2022

USDA invests $63.3M in 26 projects across SC

Clemson University, the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce, a hemp-growing operation and several rural solar arrays are a few of 26 projects bolstered with recent loan guarantees and grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Feb 4, 2022

Clemson partners with IBM and AgStack to aid global food access

Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service and some major players in the tech sector seek to help farmers around the world scale some of the industry's shared challenges through a database called

Feb 4, 2022

Ag outlook: sales up but so is the cost of farming

Sales prices for commodities are trending up, according to industry experts at the South Carolina Ag Outlook Conference. Especially as demand across the U.S. continues to build for one Southern product

Dec 20, 2021

Millennials drive unprecedented demand for tree growers

Christmas tree cultivation is akin to watching a train roll across the prairie and into your town. You might be able to see what's coming from a long way off, but there's not much you can do to stop it says North Carolina tree specialist

Dec 20, 2021

County adds agricultural zoning option for landowners

Born out of propositions for a countywide development moratorium, Greenville County Council's Agricultural Zoning classification gives landowners in rural, unzoned areas the option to preserve their property against residential and comme