South Carolina may lose at least $300 million in crops

Agriculture Commissioner says farmers need to review their insurance and contact their agents as soon as possible

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Damage in South Carolina goes way beyond cars, buildings. South Carolina Department of Agriculture Commissioner Hugh E. Weathers has toured the state and declared that crop losses from the flood may exceed $300 million.
 
Low lying farmland near river systems and creeks was most severely impacted, he said. Weathers said that "long-term, this disaster will cause an income loss for local farmers and the rural counties of South Carolina.”
 
He noted that 2015 has been very difficult year for farmers in South Carolina due to severe drought during the growing season and excessive rainfall at harvest. He said his office will continue to gauge losses through the completion of harvest season.
 
"We’re going to work on behalf of our farmers with the federal and state resources and assistance our farmers have access to," Weathers said. "A request has been sent to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for an agricultural disaster declaration to be made, which begins the process for federal assistance to our farmers. Right now, the most important thing for farmers to do is learn the details of their crop insurance policies and immediately contact their crop insurance agent prior to making any additional investments in their crop."

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