Episode 6: Paying Nature's Debt

As the nation finds itself recovering from yet another record-setting and devastating hurricane, NET’s “On the Table” looks at how farmers and ranchers receive federal disaster relief. Whether it’s a plantain plantation demolished by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico or a wheatfield destroyed by wildfire in Oregon—the Farm Bill sets aside funds to offset losses for damage to crops and livestock.

FERN, the Food and Environment Reporting Network, https://thefern.org/
Allison Keyes, @allisonradio
iCyclone footage from Hurricane Maria, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae96xf293Dc