In the wake of Hurricane Helene, which made landfall as a Category 4 storm and caused catastrophic damage along Florida’s Gulf Coast, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL), alongside a bipartisan group of Florida lawmakers, are pushing for immediate assistance to help Florida’s farmers recover. The group sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, urging him to approve a Disaster Declaration and provide state block grants to expedite support for Florida’s agricultural sector, which has been severely impacted by the storm. Read: Hurricane Helen…
