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East Tennessee farmers describe devastation from Hurricane Helene; Agriculture Crime Unit coordinated relief
Summary
Farmers and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Ag Crime Unit told the committee about crop losses, silt and rock deposits, airlifts of hay and donated supplies, and an estimated $1.3 billion in storm losses after Hurricane Helene.
Farmers from East Tennessee and representatives of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Crime Unit told the House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee about widespread agricultural damage after Hurricane Helene and the state response to immediate needs.
Corbin Nees, a fifth‑generation farmer from Parisville, said his operation lost nearly 250 acres of row crops and that some fields received about 6 feet of sand. "It knocked almost 6 to probably 6 feet of sand on 1 field," Nees said,…
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