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NCGA approves more ag disaster funding in ‘mini budget’ (August 2, 2025)
State lawmakers met back in Raleigh this week and voted Wednesday to send Gov. Josh Stein a “mini budget” that includes more funding for the Agricultural Disaster Crop Loss Program.
HB 125, Continuing Budget Operations, includes an additional $142 million for the ag disaster program. If Gov. Stein signs the bill into law, which he is expected to do, the new ag disaster funding would bring the total allocated just for ag disaster relief from all 2024 events to $478 million so far in 2025.
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is expected to begin mailing checks to Ag Disaster Crop Loss program applicants by the end of August. State lawmakers will continue work on a broader budget when they return to Raleigh later this summer.
For more information about these bills or any others of interest, visit the North Carolina General Assembly website, www.ncleg.gov. Bills are searchable by bill number and subject.