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Agricultural education is not simply about preserving tradition. It is about preparing people , and without preparation, agriculture as we know it becomes fragile. Across South Carolina and the nation, agriculture is facing a convergence of pressures: an aging workforce, fewer young people entering the field, and rapidly increasing technical and business complexity. These challenges are widely documented by researchers, universities, and industry leaders, and they all point t

Bobby Edmonds, historian, engineer, and lifelong McCormick County leader, honors his legacy with the Bobby Franc & Lady K Edmonds Scholarship  through the John de la Howe School Foundation. Four generations of the Edmonds family: Bob Edmonds; his daughter, Bonnie Edmonds Brown, and her husband, Rodney; granddaughter Mallory Cameron and her husband, Tanner; and great-grandchildren Kennedy and Ryland. At 93 years old, Bobby Edmonds is a man whose life has shaped McCormick Count

Through hands-on involvement and support of the Endowment Fund, Georgia LeRoy Seabrook embodies a simple truth shared across generations: when you plant your legacy, others grow . In the rolling hills of McCormick County, South Carolina, Georgia LeRoy Seabrook  stands as a living example of what generosity and leadership can accomplish. As Chair of the Board for the John de la Howe Foundation , Georgia embodies the heart of stewardship that sustains the South Carolina Govern