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Farmers fear it will take years to recover from storm strike

Michael's damage to Georgia agriculture amounted to nearly $3 billion

This Oct. 11, 2018 photo, shows branches of a damaged cotton tree in Newton, Ga. When Hurricane Michael tore through Georgia’s cotton crop, it set in motion a grim future for rural areas that depend on agriculture. Farmers say south Georgia is now in for a long-lasting struggle that will be felt in many small towns that are built on agriculture. Statewide, officials estimate the storm caused $550 to $600 million in damage to Georgia’s cotton crop. - photo by Associated Press

This Oct. 11, 2018 photo, shows branches of a damaged cotton tree in Newton, Ga. When Hurricane Michael tore through Georgia’s cotton crop, it set in motion a grim future for rural areas that depend on agriculture. Farmers say south Georgia is now in for a long-lasting struggle that will be felt in many small towns that are built on agriculture. Statewide, officials estimate the storm caused $550 to $600 million in damage to Georgia’s cotton crop. - photo by Associated Press

ATLANTA — Hurricane Michael left a snowy landscape of ruined white cotton on Georgia's red clay, destroying a crop and likely bringing hard times to the region's many small communities built on agriculture.

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