Damaged Silos in Mayfield / Graves County, Kentucky (Photo Credit: Steven Elder)
The road to recovery will be long for farmers and ag businesses in western Kentucky following the storms that moved through late last week.
Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles tells Brownfield says they’re continuing to dig out from the destruction and assess the damage. “Here’s what we know so far,” he says. “In Graves County, Mayfield, Kentucky, we had major agriculture companies which were completely leveled – from a John Deere dealership to Mayfield Grain, which handles over 40 million bushels of grain every year. Our chicken industry is also affected, Pilgrim’s Pride hatchery was wiped out in Graves County. That will have a ripple effect on the poultry production in Kentucky for some time to come.”
He says there is a 200-mile swath of destruction – anything from barns to equipment, research facilities, and livestock losses.
