2025 LEGAL NOTICE NOMINATIONS FOR CANDIDATES TO FILL VACANCIES ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUT BOARD Pursuant to the provisions of the "Agricultural Commodities Marketing Act" of 1968, as amended and Marketing Order No. 6 for South Carolina Peanuts issued July 1, 1975, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the terms of office of approximately 1/3 of the board members of the South Carolina Peanut board, expire on December 31, 2025, and, therefore, the listed vacancies shall occur at that time. As a board member for the South Carolina Peanut Board, your primary focus is to establish plans for advertising and sales promotion of peanuts especially in domestic and international trade. The Board shall prepare and engage in programs for promoting and advertising to increase the sales of such peanuts without reference to a brand or trade name. There is one board seat open in District 1: District 1 includes the Counties of Berkley, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Richland, Sumter, and Williamsburg. There are two board seats open in District 2: District 2 includes the Counties of Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Calhoun, Charleston, Cherokee, Chester, Colleton, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Hampton, Jasper, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union, and York. If you are interested in becoming a SC Peanut board member, you will need to request a petition. This petition can be requested by calling (803) 734-9807, or by emailing elloyd@scda.sc.gov. All petitions must be received by Thursday, January 16, 2025. For a petition to be eligible/accepted, it must be signed by no less than five peanut producers from the counties of the district seat you are petitioning for. Terms of office are for 3 years. To qualify, a candidate must be a resident of South Carolina and be actively engaged in producing peanuts within the State of South Carolina for a period of no less than one year. Additionally, during that one-year period, candidate will have derived a substantial portion of his income there from and shall continue to do so during their term of office. The SC Peanut Board holds approximately 4 quarterly meetings per year to conduct business. Reimbursement for mileage is paid for travel to and from meetings. In addition, a $50 per diem is paid per meeting attended. Frances Price, Chair The Agriculture Commission of South Carolina PO Box 11280 Columbia, SC 29211 Published Dec 26, 2025 IPL0301229 Dec 26 2025