A lmost one year later, we are still recovering from Hurricane Helene. The Virginia Farm Recovery Block Grant has recently been announced and the opportunity for affected farmers will be available soon. This program is intended to provide direct aid to eligible producers and eligible timber owners in the following cities and counties in Virginia: Bristol, Covington, Danville, Galax, Norton, and Radford cities; Bedford, Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Lee, Montgomery, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe counties.

Producers and timber owners with verifiable agriculture losses are invited to apply online at the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services WebGrant Application site (coming

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