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. `Staggering’ losses to cotton, pecans and fall vegetables Georgia farmers suffered storm losses of at least $5.5 billion, according to an analysis by the University of Georgia. I’m basically starting over.” …
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 …
A machine works in a field of cotton near Lyons, Ga. Hurricane Helene ripped through blooming cotton fields, pecan orchards laden with nuts and fields where fall vegetables like cucumbers and squash awaited picking. 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. …
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 …