Source: WECT, 2/27/19

Hurricane Florence’s winds and floodwaters brought extensive damage to farms across North Carolina last year. State officials estimated the storm caused approximately $1.3 billion in direct damages to crops and livestock. It has been several months since the hurricane made landfall along our coast but some farmers are still feeling the effects. The NC Foundation for Soil and Water Conservation teamed up with North Carolina Farm Bureau to help restore farms across the state. The Hurricane Relief Fund Pasture Renovation Seed Initiative is offering farmers summer perennials and annuals to farms that qualify.

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