Helene’s damage will affect Georgia farmers for years and cost millions. Bipartisan support to expedite money could be on the ...
Hurricane Helene has left the state of Georgia grappling with widespread damage, and one industry in particular may see lasting effects: agriculture. As the Peach State assesses the aftermath, the ...
leaving battered farmers to grapple with whether replanting is prudent. In the past 13 months, South Georgia has endured three hurricanes — Idalia, Debby and Helene — that have taken their toll.
As Florida experiences the worst of Hurricane Milton, Georgia’s farmers are still assessing the extensive damage left behind by Hurricane Helene. The severe flooding and high winds destroyed ...
Walk a cotton field these days and it's easy to spot evidence of a looming financial calamity possibly awaiting Georgia's farmers. Puffs of the white material − soaked by rain and ripped ...
In the aftermath, cleanup is underway. But it could take years to put the pieces back together. Farmers say with lower ...
They organized a letter signed by Georgia’s congressional delegation and more than a dozen other legislators that presses House and Senate leaders to urgently help farmers who have already faced ...
Trump urged the federal government to assist the storm’s victims, especially the farmers. “The farmers have been affected ...
It was close to cotton-picking time for McElmurray farm. Then the downpour came, followed by unimaginable wind.
Georgia farmers were gearing up to harvest millions of dollars worth of fall crops such as cotton, blueberries, bell peppers and squash. But the hurricane winds that ranged from 79 to 111 mph in ...