WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing to support Georgia farmers impacted by high winds from Hurricane Helene.
Sen. Ossoff is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) to ensure Georgia farmers and growers still struggling to recover from damage from high winds during Hurricane Helene receive the support they deserve.
Despite experiencing crop and production damages due to Hurricane Helene, producers who purchased Hurricane Insurance Protection - Wind Index (HIP-WI) coverage through USDA in Screven, Effingham, Chatham, Bryan, Evans, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Wayne, Glynn, and Camden Counties did not receive indemnity payments, which ...