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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Oct 25, 2024

Tennessee's congressional delegation on Monday sent a letter urging U.S. House and Senate leaders to provide meaningful federal aid for farmers affected by Hurricane Helene. According to WKRN News, the letter called on Congress “to take swift and thorough action in appropriating critical funding” to meet the agricultural relief demands of states affected by Hurricane Helene like Tennessee, and added that the state received copious amounts of rain and runoff from surrounding states, acutely affecting the agriculture industry. Last week, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated that farmers in affected states would receive over $233 million in indemnities, but Tennessee was not included in USDA’s estimated indemnity payments.