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Georgia farmers can soon apply for more than $500 million in federal funding to help recover from Hurricane Helene. Applications open next week.
Many farmers are still rebuilding after Hurricane Helene devastated the state in 2024. One obstacle: disaster loss programs typically don’t cover some key expenses, including replanting multi-year crops like pecan trees and blueberry bushes or replacing flocks lost after the storm destroyed a poultry barn.
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