As the nation finds itself recovering from yet another record-setting and devastating hurricane, NET’s “On the Table” looks at how farmers and ranchers receive federal disaster relief.
Planet Forward Contributor
As the nation finds itself recovering from yet another record-setting and devastating hurricane, NET’s “On the Table” looks at how farmers and ranchers receive federal disaster relief. Whether it’s a plantain plantation demolished by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico or a wheat field destroyed by wildfire in Oregon, the Farm Bill sets aside funds to offset losses for damage to crops and livestock.
FERN, the Food and Environment Reporting Network, thefern.org/
Allison Keyes, @allisonradio
iCyclone footage from Hurricane Maria, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae96xf293Dc
Planet Forward Alumnus | Franklin & Marshall College, New York University
Planet Forward Correspondent | University of California, Berkeley
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