Hurricane Helene Block Grant Program

Georgia Commissioner of Ag Shares Details on Processing of Hurricane Block Grant Applications

Dan Agri-Business, Crop Insurance, Economy, Funding, Georgia, Georgia Department of Agriculture

With the announcement of the Georgia Hurricane Helene Block Grant Program, we sat down with Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper to learn how applications for recovery dollars will be processed. Commissioner Harper said, “The way we’re going to work this is obviously the application period will be open for six weeks. Once we close that application period, we’ll know at that …

Hurricane Helene Block Grant

Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Shares Further Details on the Hurricane Helene Block Grant

Dan Agri-Business, Economy, Funding, Georgia

Georgia producers impacted by Hurricane Helene will be able to apply for disaster relief through the Hurricane Helene Block Grant beginning March 16th. We caught up with Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper to learn more. Commissioner Harper said, “The Department of Agriculture and USDA reached a final agreement on our block grant and our work plan and starting on Monday, March …

Hurricane Helene

USDA Provides Funding in Hurricane Helene Recovery Aid for Georgia Farmers

Dan Agri-Business, Economy, Funding, Georgia, USDA, USDA-FSA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced over $531 million in recovery assistance for Georgia farmers and ranchers affected by Hurricane Helene. This funding, part of the larger $30 billion disaster relief effort, aims to help agricultural producers in Georgia recover from the economic losses caused by the hurricane. Major Financial Relief for Georgia’s Agricultural Community U.S. Secretary of …