climate and weather
Growers with 2023–24 crop losses can now apply for disaster aid through the USDA’s Supplemental Disaster Relief Program. Get more details.
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Hurricane Helene exposed vulnerabilities in Georgia's pecan orchards. Learn how growers are adopting new strategies to protect their crops.
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Hurricane Helene devastated the agriculture industry in the Southeast. Read how thousands of farm families in Georgia are trying to recover.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has introduced programs designed to help specialty crop growers recover from natural disasters, including a trio of hurricanes that this fall struck the Southeast.
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The Weathered But Strong: Georgia Hurricane Relief Fund partners have opened applications for growers harmed by Hurricane Helene. The Weathered But Strong fund aims to provide critical financial assis...
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Scientists have found that rising temperatures linked to climate change have intensified droughts across the western U.S., transforming a moderate drought from 2020 to 2022 into an "exceptional" event...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing payments to agricultural producers impacted by natural disasters, including $143 million in crop insurance indemnities for Florida producers impact...
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For growers and communities damaged by Hurricane Helene requiring assistance, Virginia Cooperative Extension is in the field helping out.
Though the floodwaters have receded, the recovery for growe...
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently visited Asheville, North Carolina, to hear firsthand from local, state and Tribal officials, emergency managers, food bank staff and volunteers, and imp...
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Rivulis, a micro and drip irrigation supplier, discusses agriculture irrigation’s role in combatting climate change.
Agriculture holds a unique double opportunity to reverse adverse climate chang...
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