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 to the same...

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 County for...

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 Governor’s School for...