Commission backs blueberry farmers’ request for help

Jan 08, 2020 at 09:41 AM CST
The blueberry farmers requested a letter from the commission in an effort to recover lost money through disaster relief. At issue is how the farmers attempted to harvest their badly damaged crops, what was reported, and what has been paid out and then asked for in return. The 2019 Disaster Relief Act enabled the farmers across the country to get assistance from hurricanes Michael, Florence and Dorian that hit in 2018 and 2019, plus other disasters such as floods, snowstorms, tornadoes and wildfires. The Bladen farmers said they had lost 80 percent of their crop in 2017 due to a freeze, when temperatures one winter night reached 14 degrees. Florence came ashore near Wrightsville Beach on Sept. 14, 2018. Michael followed in October, and Dorian struck this past September.

Jan 08, 2020 at 09:41 AM CST

The blueberry farmers requested a letter from the commission in an effort to recover lost money through disaster relief. At issue is how the farmers attempted to harvest their badly damaged crops, what was reported, and what has been paid out and then asked for in return. The 2019 Disaster Relief Act enabled the farmers across the country to get assistance from hurricanes Michael, Florence and Dorian that hit in 2018 and 2019, plus other disasters such as floods, snowstorms, tornadoes and wildfires. The Bladen farmers said they had lost 80 percent of their crop in 2017 due to a freeze, when temperatures one winter night reached 14 degrees. Florence came ashore near Wrightsville Beach on Sept. 14, 2018. Michael followed in October, and Dorian struck this past September.