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Thursday, May 16, 2013  The House Agriculture Committee has approved a sweeping farm bill that would trim the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program.

Friday, March 29, 2013  The Department of Social Services wants to request a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to change the eligible food list for those in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP.

Saturday, March 02, 2013  A group of Clemson University researchers hopes to answer a question that thousands of peach growers have asked for years: How does a peach know when the cold winter weather is over and it is time to grow?

Saturday, December 15, 2012  Conditions are dry across the Carolinas, and there may not be much relief in sight.

Sunday, October 14, 2012  Pumpkins are carving out a slice in consumers' pocket books.

Friday, September 14, 2012  A lagoon overflowed at the Timmonsville Wastewater Treatment Plant this week.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  The U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization says current prices do not justify talk of a new world food crisis.

Friday, August 24, 2012  The new school year means new USDA regulation for school lunches, and the guidelines are more strict than you may think.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012  A small section of the beach near Garden City is under a swimming advisory.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  A number of wildfires continue to burn in Colorado and now more than 32,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes as the fire spreads through Colorado Springs.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  The South Carolina State Fair is introducing a new program that organizers hope will get people excited about agriculture in the state.

Monday, May 14, 2012  A man cited for causing a 178 acre wildfire was clearing and burning land that he did not own, according to Charles Jordan, the owner of the property.

Saturday, April 14, 2012  While the warm, dry spring and winter has been good for tourism in South Carolina, it's not been so good for farmers who are looking for rain as the height of the planting season nears.

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

Saturday, March 17, 2012  Majestic giant oak trees that have stood in South Carolina for generations are dying off at an alarming rate, thanks to stingy rainfall and a persistent fungus.