The State and U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Clemson formed an advisory committee this week to assess the damage of the flooding on rural counties. The projected crop loss is 300 million dollars. That includes only the direct impact to farmers.
Losses to the rural economy could be even more, and the full impact won’t be known until the harvest season is over. The state is requesting disaster relief from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to open assistance to farmers in impacted areas.