Virginia starts Hurricane Helene farm payments - first in nation

Virginia starts Hurricane Helene farm payments - first in nation

RICHMOND, Va. Virginia farmers and landowners impacted by Hurricane Helene in 2024 are getting their first payments from the government via the Virginia Farm Recovery Block Grant, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced. Virginia is one of six states to receive Helene-related block grant funding from the USDA, and the first state to accept applications and begin disbursing payments, the governor's office noted. The $60.9 million Virginia Farm…

Youngkin Announces First Payments Delivered to Farmers and Forest Landowners Impacted by Hurricane Helene

Virginia is the first state in the nation to accept applications and begin disbursing payments RICHMOND, VA — Governor Glenn Youngkin Friday announced that the first assistance payments to farmers and forest landowners impacted by Hurricane Helene have been disbursed through the Virginia Farm Recovery Block Grant. The first payments […]