Hurricane Helene Relief and One Farmer-One File
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.
**Georgia Ag Commissioner Tyler Harper announced Georgia farmers, ranchers and foresters in eligible counties can begin applying for assistance for losses due to Hurricane Helene on March 16th.
www.morningagclips.com reports, in September, Harper said Georgia will receive over $531-million in relief for losses not covered under existing USDA programs.
Applications will be accepted for six weeks, closing at midnight April 27th.
Applications, requirements, and details are available at www.farmrecovery.com
www.morningagclips.com/hurricane-helene-block-grant-applications-open-march-16/
**Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the “One Farmer, One File” modernization plan, designed to put “farmers first” with technological improvements.
Rollins says USDA’s modernization of old, duplicative, wasteful systems hopes to improve our customer service so the people we serve are able to farm and feed America and the world.
She says “One Farmer, One File’ prevents farmers from duplicating tasks while increasing productivity and time in the field.
**USDA now projects the U.S. agricultural trade deficit will narrow to $29B in FY2026, down from about $50B a year ago.
Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Ag Affairs, Luke Lindberg says with a goal of getting back to surplus, they’re not done yet.
He says going down 43% from $50 billion to $29 billion in one year shows tremendous progress.
Lindberg says that could drop even further.
