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Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Ben Williams of Millgrove Farms in Georgetown County has been farming for thirty years, and he says this spring has been one of the toughest for growing and harvesting produce.

Sunday, July 29, 2012  Saturday's severe weather left its mark, but it also left a blessing for Horry County farmer William Johnson.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  The 100 degree temperatures we saw earlier this week damaged some corn crops in the Pee Dee.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  Farmers and golf course superintendents are among those happy to see tropical depression Beryl arrive. Though recent rain storms have helped, the state climatologist's office says rain levels in Horry County are still more than five inches below normal this year. Officials say this is the ninth year in the last 11 that some part of South Carolina has had unusually dry weather.

Monday, April 02, 2012  The warm winter and spring weather this year is bringing earlier harvests for crops in South Carolina.

Saturday, February 04, 2012  The warm winter already has some peach trees blooming, and that has farmers worried.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  The South Carolina Drought Response Committee met Thursday, and put both Marion and Horry counties in the "severe" drought category. That's a step up from the "moderate" category they were in.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  South Carolina's drought committee is meeting to decide if the drought in the state has gotten worse.

Saturday, July 09, 2011  A few hot, dry months have South Carolina teetering on the edge of a major drought.

Thursday, April 07, 2011  When farmer Scott Thompson lost his mother to cancer in January, he decided to make a change. "I wanted to start living better, myself along with my family," he says, "and why not bring my community along with me if I can?" A SC agriculture grant is helping him do that.

Sunday, December 12, 2010  Farmers across the South are dealing with dry conditions that are killing crops.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010 

Wednesday, April 28, 2010  Summer is approaching, and South Carolina agriculture officials want to make sure the state's farming community is prepared to keep their crops safe.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009  A South Carolina school is holding its annual Agriculture Showcase at its research and education center in the Pee Dee region.

Friday, July 24, 2009  (Updated 10am Friday) A 500 pound female pygmy whale beached itself around 2:00am Friday morning near 9th Avenue South in Myrtle Beach.