FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 6, 2002
Nomination Meetings for SC Pork Board to be held
COLUMBIA---Pursuant to the provisions of the "Agricultural Commodities Marketing Act" of 1968 and as amended and the "Marketing Order No. 4 for South Carolina Pork" issued July 13, 1970, by the Agriculture Commission of South Carolina, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the terms of office of the following members of the South Carolina Pork Board expire August 31, 2002.
DISTRICT I – PIEDMONT Larry Dehart, Pomeria, SC
DISTRICT II – SAVANNAH VALLEY Lisa Ruff, Saluda, SC
DISTRICT III – PEE DEE Frank Strickland, Marion, SC
The Agriculture Commission shall call for nominations for said vacancies at nominating meetings at the times, places, and dates hereafter set forth:
District I : 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon, July 8, 2002, Laurens County Clemson Extension Service Office, Conference Room, 2nd Floor, 210 Laurens St., Laurens, SC
District II : 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon ,July 9, 2002, Orangeburg County Clemson Extension Service Office, 1550 Henley St., Orangeburg, SC
District III : 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon, July 10, 2002, Florence-Darlington TEC, Conference Room 116, Bldg. 100, Florence, SC
To qualify for Board Membership, a candidate must be a resident of South Carolina and of the District wherein nominated, over the age of 25 years, having been engaged in producing hogs within the State of South Carolina for a period of five years, and during that period, having derived a substantial portion of his income therefrom.
Any producer within the District wherein nominating who sold hogs during the past year is entitled to participate in the meeting.
District I includes the Counties of Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Greenville, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, Union and York.
District II includes the Counties of Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Calhoun, Edgefield, Greenwood, Hampton, Jasper, Lexington, McCormick, Orangeburg, Richland, and Saluda.
District III includes the Counties of, Berkeley, Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Sumter and Williamsburg.
Under said Marketing Order, oral nominations, seconded by no less than five (5) qualified producers, for qualified candidates shall be accepted by the Commission. Nominations may also be made within five (5) working days after each said District meeting by written petition filed with the Commission and signed by not less than five (5) affected producers entitled to participate in such meeting. The term of office of the members election and/or appointed to fill said vacancies shall be three (3) years.