Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper yesterday joined state, federal, and agriculture industry leaders in Soperton, Ga., to announce that the preliminary estimate of Hurricane Helene’s economic impact on Georgia’s #1 industry, agriculture, is $6.46 billion, including preliminary direct losses to farm families & forest landowners of almost $3.2 billion.
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The HPAI Impact & Insights Forum will bring together the poultry and dairy industries to assess the current domestic and international situation with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), epidemiological trends, biosecurity efforts, producer experiences, communication strategies, and much more. The Forum will provide an overall dialogue to convey lessons learned in an effort to be better prepared to prevent and control HPAI in the future. The Forum will be held Oct. 29-30 in Arlington, Virginia, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott. NCC is a collaborating partner of the meeting.
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