WASHINGTON (WVLT) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, is providing an additional $38.1 million to help East Tennessee farmers affected by Hurricane Helene last year.
Announced by U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen A. Vaden, the block grant agreement with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) will provide recovery assistance to eligible Tennessee farmers.
Under the agreement, TDA will receive $38.1 million for a program that will cover infrastructure and timber losses “in addition to future economic losses and market losses,” according to the USDA…