Items Tagged with 'Helene'

Hurricane Milton, the fourth hurricane to strike Florida agriculture in 14 months, damaged citrus and other specialty crops as well as dairy operations and phosphate infrastructure.

USDA and the White House will host selected farm groups for meetings today with government officials to discuss the Biden administration’s key ag and rural investments. 

USDA has directed crop insurance companies to expedite loss adjustments necessary to make payments to producers impacted by Hurricane Helene, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Friday.

JD Vance used Tuesday night’s vice-presidential debate to defend Donald Trump’s tariff proposals. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz touted Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s “opportunity economy.”