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Growing Georgia posted a new story about the impacts of Hurricane Michael from the standpoint of several farmers in southwest Georgia. The impacts are going to be felt in many ways for years to come. You can read the story at http://georgia.growingamerica.com/features/2018/10/hurricane-michaels-destruction-land-crops-and-property.
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In case you were not able to attend the meeting for agricultural producers held in Tifton earlier this week, a video of the meeting and slides along with some links to disaster resources are now available on the UGA FARE blog. This contains information about UGA emergency resources, NRCS disaster…
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While the amount of damage to Alabama agriculture from Hurricane Michael is considerably less than damage to Georgia agriculture, it is still a staggering blow to producers in the southeast corner of that state. Damage was spread across all sectors of the farm economy, with losses to crops leading the…
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I’ve never been to Gulf Coast except for a brief trip to Destin FL, and another to St. George Island, so I have never experienced what visiting that part of the country was like before Hurricane Michael. Now, residents are struggling to determine what comes next. In Mexico Beach, where…
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The National Weather Service office in Peachtree City, GA has posted a summary of Hurricane Michael’s impacts on Georgia, including maps of wind speed, rainfall totals, photos, and maps of tornado paths associated with the storm. You can view it here.
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While Hurricane Michael has been in the news most recently, agricultural producers in southeastern North Carolina are still recovering from the impacts of Hurricane Florence’s heavy rainfall, which caused a lot of damage in that part of the Southeast. Farm Bureau’s Pork Business published a story recently describing some of…
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This is a reminder that there is just one week left to sign up for the workshop on “Building Agricultural Resilience to Hurricanes: Before, During, and After”. It will be held on November 15 in Gainesville, Florida. You can see the agenda, get housing information, and register here by October…
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