Agriculture

The final conservation piece is in place to permanently protect Fairlawn Plantation in north Mount Pleasant. Boeing, Mercedes-Benz Vans, the S.C. State Ports Authority, and now the state Commerce Department all played a role. … Read More

An agreement by the Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust will protect a site the size of the Charleston peninsula, Daniel Island and old Mount Pleasant combined. The land will remain under the ownership of the nonprofit Oakland Club. … Read More

A pilot program to test the crop’s viability in South Carolina would start small — with a maximum of 20 growers and 400 acres in total in the first year — and potentially expand in ensuing years. … Read More

Rubicon, a New Zealand holding company that owned about one-third of the Ridgeville-based forestry genetics company, has bought out the other two partners —International Paper and WestRock — for $29 million. … Read More

There’s something about locally caught seafood. We think it tastes better, and we know it drives the local waterfront economy. Now, a new report from NOAA details how our coastal fisheries also drive a lot of the national economy. … Read More