Hurricanes & Tropical Storms
Under this agreement, SCDA will administer a program covering infrastructure and timber losses, as well as future economic and market losses.
Experts estimate the flooding from Hurricane Helene caused more than $1.3 billion in damage to Tennessee agriculture.
The $221 million will help farmers and ranchers cover losses from Hurricane Helene that USDA programs didn’t cover. They’ll focus on infrastructure, markets, timber, and future economic losses.
The network includes labs across the country that track diseases like New World Screwworm, which could see a rise in cases with hurricane season approaching.
“The clean-up process is going to be a very, very long time. It’s not going to take months; it’s going to take probably years, if not longer than that.”
Growing citrus undercover in a giant screened-in enclosure has huge advantages. But what happens when there’s a hurricane?
