Michael Kule
The South Carolina Peanut Board is pleased to welcome Michael Kule as its new executive director. Kule earned a degree in agricultural mechanization and business in 2019 from Clemson University. He spent the past several years with Blanchard Equipment, where he served as a sales manager from 2019 to 2025.
“I’m humbled and grateful to represent the South Carolina Peanut Board and look forward to advocating for our state’s peanut growers. The farming world today is far from easy, but with each passing year the work of those fortunate enough to be involved in agriculture becomes more critical,” Kule says. “I often think of Thomas Jefferson’s words when he said, ‘Agriculture is our wisest pursuit,’ and I believe that suggestion is even more relevant today.”
Kule’s roots in agriculture run deep, having worked on row crop and livestock operations since the age of 14. He has hands-on experience growing cotton and peanuts and has raised beef cattle for commercial production.
In his new role, Kule will also direct the South Carolina Cotton Board.
“His combination of practical farming knowledge and industry experience makes him a valuable asset to the ag industry of South Carolina, and we look forward to his leadership in this new role,” says Richard Rentz, chairman of the South Carolina Peanut Board.
Kule began working in South Carolina on March 23 and can be contacted at 803-734-5229 or
mkule@scda.sc.gov.
By Mary Katherine Harrington