Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestry
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestry

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Georgia's state government is diverting $100 million to spend on loans to farmers and cleanup after Hurricane Helene. Burt Jones and others have called the damage a “generational loss.” The Georgia Development Authority, a state agency that lends money to farmers, will get $75 million to provide disaster relief loans to farmers and associated businesses in the agricultural industry. Georgia's government itself can't give direct aid to people and private businesses because its state constitution bans what it calls gratuities — what most people would call gifts. Besides Kemp, Burns and Jones, other commission members who voted for the spending included state Auditor Greg Griffin, Attorney General Chris Carr, Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper and state Treasurer Steve McCoy.

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Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South
2 days, 13 hours ago

Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South

Associated Press  

LYONS, Ga. — Twisted equipment and snapped tree limbs still litter Chris Hopkins’ Georgia farm more than two months after Hurricane Helene made its deadly march across the South. It is emotionally draining.” Farmer Chris Hopkins stands in one of his cotton fields before being harvested, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, near Lyons, Ga. Farmer Chris Hopkins stands in one of …

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp lists hurricane relief and lawsuit limits as top 2025 priorities
1 week, 5 days ago

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp lists hurricane relief and lawsuit limits as top 2025 priorities

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp told lawmakers Tuesday that he will emphasize relief efforts for Hurricane Helene and attempts to limit lawsuit verdicts in the state legislative session that begins Jan. 13. The second-term Republican provided no details of his plan in a speech to members of the General Assembly gathered in Athens at the University of Georgia, …

Georgia’s pecan harvest was devastated by Hurricane Helene. Farmers are on the brink.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Georgia’s pecan harvest was devastated by Hurricane Helene. Farmers are on the brink.

CNN  

CNN — Taylor Moses was awake all night when Hurricane Helene landed on her pecan farm in Georgia. When Hurricane Helene crossed into Georgia on September 26, however, the storm’s path destroyed about 36 million pounds of pecans, or one third of the state’s annual crop, according to UGA, decimating an agricultural industry that was already reeling after years of …

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