North Carolina FFA members lend a hand to farm country recovering from Hurricane Helene

The close ties that bind FFA members across the country are proving strong amid natural disaster recovery. North Carolina members have been working to help fellow farmers and the ag community recover from Hurricane Helene.

Mylee Ponder with the North Buncombe FFA Chapter spoke with RFD-TV’s own Tammi Arender on coming together to assist impacted communities, the impact on ag community, and her FFA experience.

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