Tag: natural disasters
Volunteers needed for flooding relief work
A group of volunteers plans to return Aug. 5-11 to Sydney, Iowa where they delivered supplies in the spring. Additional volunteers are needed.
Flooding washes away Shelby County corn fields
More than nine inches of rain fell this week in Shelby County, Ohio, causing damage to fields and crops.
Officials urge safety after tornadoes, power outages
Over 34,000 customers are without power in the Dayton/Miami Valley area, following tornados earlier this week. If you were affected use these safety tips.
Kansas farmers continue recovery from historic fire
Farmers continue to recover more than two years after the worst wildfire ever recorded in Kansas swept through several southwest counties.
Hurricane season takes toll on ag
The agriculture sector was deeply impacted by Hurricane Michael. Everything from poultry barns to pecan orchards took a serious hit.
Fires common in the Old West prairies
The fires that have been plaguing the west are not a new phenomenon — fires were a scourge to the settlers in the prairies of the Old West.
Ohio and Pa. counties eligible for disaster aid
Qualified farm operators in the designated natural disaster areas are eligible for FSA's emergency loans, provided eligibility requirements are met.
Farm and Dairy’s top 10 stories of 2017
Check out the Farm and Dairy staff selections for the top 10 stories to impact its readership in 2017.
Successive hurricanes devastate Puerto Rico
To lose a home and all earthly possessions is beyond imagining, but for Puerto Rico, the loss in agricultural production goes beyond the here and now.
Cost to fight wildfires exceeds $2 billion
Secretary Perdue
renews call for
Congress to fix fire
borrowing problem.
