Extension Agribusiness Blog

2024 Q4 SC Livestock Market Summary

As 2024 comes to a close, feeder prices remain high, with steer prices across all weight classes above $200/cwt. Feeder heifer prices also remain strong with 4-weight heifers maintaining prices above $200/cwt. Both feeder steers and heifers saw price increases in the last 6 weeks of 2024 to end the year on a high note. […]

Human Resource Risk Management for Small-Scale Poultry

By: Maxwell, Charlotte Reviewed by: Correa, Nicole and Funkhouser, Bethany If you are reading this, that means you have processed the information from the legal risk management post for small-scale poultry, and you are ready to either purchase chicks or scale up your production! Human resource risk management involves the people responsible for raising and […]

2024 SC Livestock Market Summary – 1st Quarter

View livestock news as well as Steers & Heifers M&L 1-2, Slaughter Goats Kids-1 & All Feeder Pigs, and South Carolina Feeder Cattle Basis reports for the first quarter of 2024. Click here to view the 2024 Q1 Report.

Small-Scale Poultry Risk Management: Introduction & Legal Risk Management

Contacts: Maxwell, Charlotte H.; Funkhouser, Bethany N.; Correa, Nicole M. Raising backyard poultry is a popular hobby for citizens in rural and urban areas alike. All too often, “I’m just going to have a few birds for my family” quickly turns into a small flock with eggs being sold off the property to friends, family, […]

What Cuts the Premium?

Long held tradition (and fact) states that feeder bulls will be discounted to feeder steers, obvious reasons.  Does this always occur and is it consistent?  It depends.  View Article >>

2023 SC Livestock Market Summary – 3rd Quarter

View livestock news as well as Steers & Heifers M&L 1-2, Slaughter Goats Kids-1 & All Feeder Pigs, and South Carolina Feeder Cattle Basis reports for the third quarter of 2023. Click here to view 2023 SC Livestock Market Summary – 3rd Quarter.

2023 SC Livestock Market Summary – 2nd Quarter

View livestock news as well as Steers & Heifers M&L 1-2, Slaughter Goats Kids-1 & All Feeder Pigs, and South Carolina Feeder Cattle Basis reports for the second quarter of 2023. Click here to view 2023 SC Livestock Market Summary – 2nd Quarter.

Agribusiness Team Helps Farmers Focus on The Future of their Farm

Dr. Adam Kantrovich, Extension Specialist of Agribusiness, Clemson University, provided Farm Succession, Transition and Estate Planning Considerations education during a “Future of Your Farm” workshop in Greenwood on April 20, 2023.  This workshop was in collaboration with Clemson Extension, Greenwood County Soil & Water Conservation District, and the Upper Savannah Land Trust.

2023 SC Livestock Market Summary – First Quarter

View livestock news as well as Steers & Heifers M&L 1-2, Slaughter Goats Kids-1 & All Feeder Pigs, and South Carolina Feeder Cattle Basis reports for the first quarter of 2023. Click here to read the 2023 First Quarter SC Livestock Market Summary