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 …
Hurricane Causes Heavy Losses for Panhandle Farmers
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 …
Special Hurricane Disaster Assistance for Alabama Landowners
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 Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …
Assistance Available through NRCS for Ag Land Damaged by Hurricane Michael
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 Farmers Share Hardship in Aftermath of Hurricane Michael
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 …
NCC Working to Assess Damages from Hurricane Michael
The National Cotton Council (NCC) has been working to assess the damages from Hurricane Michael. NCC Vice President of Washington Operations, Reece Langley, says Congressional negotiations are underway to help producers affected by the storm NCC Working to Assess Damages from Hurricane Michael Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in …
USDA Disaster Assistance and Hurricane Recovery Workshops
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 …
EWP Helps Landowners after a Natural Disaster
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 Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in …
UF/IFAS Employees Help Hard-Hit North Florida REC
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, …
Georgia NRCS Providing Assistance from Hurricane Michael
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 Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers …