Source: Laura Leslie, WRAL, 1/8/19

The partial government shutdown is tying up not just federal money but also state money for farmers hit hard by Hurricane Florence. State lawmakers approved $240 million in relief aid for farmers and fisherman who lost their harvests to Florence in September and, to a lesser extent, Hurricane Michael in October. Combined, the storms caused an estimated $1 billion in agricultural losses in North Carolina. The aid money was supposed to go out pretty quickly to help them pay their debts and plan for this year's crops, but it's currently in limbo because of the shutdown.

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