farmers

Alabama Extension to Present Hurricane Michael Economic Impact Assessment

Dan Alabama, Industry News Release

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) has announced they will present its findings on the damage from Hurricane Michael, and present an overview of the regional economic impact assessment. This regional assessment will look at both direct and indirect impacts and their effects on the long-term health of the Wiregrass economy. ACES will also announce upcoming meetings to help farmers plan …

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Hurricane Causes Heavy Losses for Panhandle Farmers

Dan Beef, Cattle, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, Livestock, Peanuts

Hurricane Michael will cost Florida farmers an estimated $158 million because of damaged crops, including major damage sustained by cotton farmers, according to a University of Florida study released Friday. Economists with the university’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences projected that nearly 1 million acres of crops such as cotton, nuts and vegetables, along with beef, dairy and other …

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Special Hurricane Disaster Assistance for Alabama Landowners

Dan Alabama, USDA-NRCS

For agricultural producers affected by Hurricane Michael, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama can help. Special financial assistance signup continues for those suffering damage to working lands and livestock mortality. While the first batching period has ended, a second signup period runs until Nov. 9. Special Hurricane Disaster Assistance for Alabama Landowners

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Assistance Available through NRCS for Ag Land Damaged by Hurricane Michael

Dan Economy, Florida, Industry News Release, USDA-NRCS

Florida farmers and ranchers who suffered damage to working lands and livestock mortality due to Hurricane Michael are encouraged to sign up for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Agricultural producers in Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla, and Washington counties are eligible to apply for assistance. …

georgia

Georgia Farmers Share Hardship in Aftermath of Hurricane Michael

Dan Economy, Georgia, Industry News Release

Georgia farmers are sharing their hardships in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, which struck the heart of rural Georgia in early October. Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary W. Black and the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) have traveled to affected farms throughout the state and listened to the stories of farmers and farm families impacted by the storm. Each narrative returns to a …

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USDA Disaster Assistance and Hurricane Recovery Workshops

Dan Florida, Industry News Release, USDA-NRCS

Representatives from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Farm Service Agency (FSA), Rural Development (RD) and Risk Management Agency (RMA) will present disaster assistance information for agricultural producers. Workshop topics include emergency assistance for livestock & crop-related expenses and losses; financial assistance programs to help with farm and farmland damage; deadlines for applying for disaster assistance programs and programs to help with restoration and rehabilitation of farm and …

Emergency Watershed Protection

EWP Helps Landowners after a Natural Disaster

Dan USDA-NRCS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) wants to remind landowners that if your area suffered damage from Hurricane Michael, the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) can help relieve imminent hazards to life and property. EWP Helps Landowners after a Natural Disaster

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UF/IFAS Employees Help Hard-Hit North Florida REC

Dan Education, Florida, Industry News Release, Research

Scientists at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center — particularly its Marianna facility — may take a while to fully recover their research after it was damaged by Hurricane Michael, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences administrators say. In Marianna, five center pivots – irrigation systems — were turned over and damaged, said Glen Aiken, …

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Georgia NRCS Providing Assistance from Hurricane Michael

Dan Georgia, USDA-NRCS

Here is a reminder for Georgia farmers and ranchers who suffered damage to working lands and livestock mortality because of Hurricane Michael, the first sign-up period for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia ends Friday, October 26. Georgia NRCS Providing Assistance from Hurricane Michael