Agriculture

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

CX-1 isn't a glamorous name, but North Charleston horticulturist Janice Ryan-Bohac says her patented sweet potato has the potential to yield more biofuel than soybeans, canola or corn — and it makes a good chip, too. … Read More

Hurricane Matthew caused $205 million in damage to the state’s timber resources, according to the S.C. Forestry Commission. Trees were blown down, uprooted and broken; but the commission doesn’t expect major replanting to be needed. … Read More