Officials at the agency called hurricane Florence “an unprecedented storm” that affected the top six agricultural counties in the state. Florence covered the same areas hit by Matthew in 2016 and has done more damage.
The council also updated the number of swine lagoons affected by Florenceto four suffering structural damage and 13 discharging material as floodwater seeped in.
A total of 55 of the state’s 3,300 swine lagoons were at three inches or less from overtopping from floodwater as of Sept. 18, the council said.
So much for the Polyanna statement issued earlier by the North Carolina Pork Producers Association.
