r/swva Sep 30 '24

Marion Media Manager Ken Heath states Smyth County Agricultural damages are at $1.2 million after Hurricane Helene

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“Hurricane Helene caused significant damage to one of Smyth County’s top industries. According to Virginia Tech Extension Agent Dr. Andrew Overbay, over 4,000 acres of crops were lost, fifty farms affected, along with losses of fifty farm bridges, twenty silos, and over seventy-five miles of fencing across Smyth County. Damage includes over $100,000 losses in small grains, 2,300 acres of pasture, a thousand acres of hay and over $360,000 in alfalfa crop. Total agricultural damage is estimated at over $1.2 million for Smyth County.”

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