COLUMBIA, S.C. (January 28, 2014) – A 3rd generation family farm headquartered in Michigan and a South Carolina conservation group have come to terms regarding the protection of a statewide natural resource, the Edisto River’s South Fork. “When an issue or circumstance appears to set agriculture and natural resources at odds, communication is vital and compromise is required to move …
Walther Farms Offers Proposal to Ease Concerns in South Carolina
Edisto River Protection Plan Walther Farms will reduce its existing registration amounts by 50% Walther Farms will work with USGS to install a monitoring station that will track flow rates to promote responsible water use and awareness Walther Farms will drill a backup supplemental well on the Augusta Farm that can be used to provide supplemental irrigation in times of …
For a Large-scale Farm Development to Succeed, it Involves Communication and Compromises in South Carolina
South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, Hugh Weathers, shares how Walther Farms has reinforced his belief that South Carolina can grow its agricultural economy and protect the environment at the same time. Learn more: For a large-scale farm development to succeed, it involves communication and compromises in South Carolina.
Potato-growing family on South Edisto doing things right
Potato-growing family on South Edisto doing things right, Farm Bureau leader says The fourth-generation family farmers hosted a number of folks from the agriculture community to answer questions and to show what they have been up to on the tract of land they purchased last February. Learn what David Winkles with the South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation had to say: Potato-growing …