Episode
Bonus Episode: Farm Aid's Disaster Response
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- Oct 31, 2024
- Duration seconds
- 1294
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- https://www.farmaid.org/podcast
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Summary
In the midst of this election season, the shocking devastation caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton seemed to get attention from the candidates only briefly. Media coverage, meanwhile, has tended to focus on the bigger population centers, while the destruction to family farms and the food systems of which they are a part is barely mentioned. And yet, according to USDA estimates, crop losses alone could trigger seven billion dollars in insurance payouts, while the Associated Press reports da...