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2002 News Releases from SC Farm Bureau Federation Promotions & Education Division Index of News Releases
December 23, 2002 Columbia, SC - The South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation sponsored a meeting before the holidays to encourage South Carolina’s congressional delegation to lead the way in passing legislation to provide drought assistance to the state’s farmers without jeopardizing current farm programs.
November 25, 2002 South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation President David Winkles has just returned from a meeting with Cuban President Fidel Castro and other Cuban trade officials to discuss future trade opportunities between American farmers and Cuba.
November 22, 2002 Columbia, SC - This Thanksgiving Americans have much to be thankful for including the fact that the cost of the traditional holiday meal decreased from last year, according to Farm Bureau. Many Thanksgiving feasts this year will feature South Carolina grown commodities.
September 24, 2002 More than 80 women gathered for the 2002 South Carolina Farm Bureau Women's Conference in Columbia. This year’s theme was “Round ‘Em Up, Saddle ‘Em Up, Spur ‘Em On.”
August 6, 2002
July 25, 2002 Twenty five teachers from around the state are ready to start the school year with a greater appreciation for agriculture and are better equipped to teach their students about the sources of their food, fiber, and forestry products.
July 9, 2002
A select group
of high school juniors and seniors from around the state
recently participated in the 2002 South Carolina Farm Bureau
Federation Ag Awareness Tour. The SC Farm Bureau Foundation recently awarded five $1,000 scholarships and one $500 scholarship for the 2002-2003 academic year to sophomores, juniors, or seniors pursuing degrees in agriculture or agriculture related majors. May
23, 2002 Consumers often take for granted the fact that American farmers produce the world’s safest, most abundant, and most affordable food. This new six-year farm bill is designed to insure that production will continue – despite mounting efforts by other countries to put us out of business. February
22, 2002 Davis
Calhoun of Marlboro County receives the keys to an
Arctic Cat ATV as the winner of the 2001 SC Farm Bureau Young
Farmer Discussion Meet. Carl Derrick, Vice President of Sales for the SCFB Insurance
Companies, presented the award at SCFB’s 58th Annual Meeting
held recently in Myrtle Beach. February
13, 2002 More than 100 young farmers attended the recent South Carolina Farm Bureau Young Farmer & Rancher Leadership Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC.
February 1, 2002 “Last night’s decision by the SC DHEC Board to reconsider the proposed hog farm regulations is a step closer to policy makers basing their decisions on sound science rather than basing them on emotions alone,” according to SC Farm Bureau Federation President David Winkles. January
31, 2002 The South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation is co-sponsoring the third annual Governor’s Summit on Agriculture and Natural Resources Thursday, February 7, 2002 at the Adams Mark Hotel in downtown Columbia. January
21, 2002 Ten South
Carolina farmers recently returned from the American Farm
Bureau Federation annual meeting in Reno, Nevada, where they
served as South Carolina voting delegates to the national
convention. As delegates representing the SC Farm Bureau Federation they helped set policies and priorities for the national organization and reaffirmed support for a farm program that improves net farm income. |
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