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Texas had the most farms in the United States in 2021 followed by Missouri and Iowa. Texas accounted for roughly 12% of the farms in the United States in 2021. Thirty nine (39) states had 12,000 or more farms in 2021.

South Carolina's right-to-farm legislation was enacted in 1980 and can be found in the Code of Laws of South Carolina at Sections 46-45-10 ? 46-45-80. South Carolina defines ?agricultural operations? to include the breeding, hatching, raising, producing, feeding, keeping, slaughtering, or processing of aquatic animals.

(A) For purposes of this chapter, "agricultural facility" includes, but is not limited to, any land, building, structure, pond, impoundment appurtenance, machinery, or equipment which is used for the commercial production or processing of crops, trees, livestock, animals, poultry, honeybees, honeybee products, ...

South Carolina Commissioner of AgricultureCurrent OfficeholderSouth Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers Republican Party Assumed office: 2005ElectionsNext election:November 3, 202614 more rows

SC Farm Facts South Carolina's top ten commodities are broilers, turkeys, greenhouse nurseries, cotton, corn, cattle, soybeans, peanuts, eggs, and wheat. There are nearly 25,000 farms in South Carolina amounting to nearly 5 million acres of farmland.

Livestock and poultry production are primary contributors to the State's agriculture with broilers being the most valuable agricultural commodity in South Carolina. Nursery and greenhouse production have also grown rapidly, as well as a thriving timber industry.