Hurricane aid sought for farmers

Rural Florida, including this shed in Madison County, sustained heavy damage in September’s Hurricane Helene. (MIKE EXLINE/News Service of Florida)
Rural Florida, including this shed in Madison County, sustained heavy damage in September’s Hurricane Helene. (MIKE EXLINE/News Service of Florida)

TALLAHASSEE — Without a long-awaited update of the federal farm bill, relief won’t be available to all Florida farmers and ranchers faced with nearly $1 billion in damage from three hurricanes that hi…