US$531 Million Disaster Aid Approved for Georgia Farmers

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

DepositPhotos image 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 time who all the applicants are. Our tea…

US$531 million disaster aid approved for Georgia farmers

U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) announced more than US$531 million in federal disaster relief funding for agricultural producers in Georgia affected by Hurricane Helene. The funding will be distributed through a block grant program administered by the U.S. Department of…