Flores Ortega says 80 percent of the crop value on the island was wiped out by the storms. Farmers must apply to federal programs directly through the USDA, though Flores Ortega says his department is currently helping farmers with the process. During Hurricane Maria, González Echevarría says 20 of his cows died when zinc roofing fell on them. Everything is flowing little by little.”Carolina Moreno/HuffPost The González Echevarría brothers' dairy farm was battered by Hurricane Maria. Flores Ortega says the long-term dependency on generators to run refrigeration tanks for milk and more is a big issue.

Source: Huffington Post November 26, 2017 14:48 UTC