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Gov. Cooper Issues Order To Help Farmers Prepare For Dorian

PRE News & Ideas | By George Olsen
Published September 2, 2019 at 1:07 PM EDT
NOAA National Hurricane Center

Gov. Roy Cooper issued an order last week to aid farmers from possible impacts from Hurricane Dorian. A press release from the Governor’s Office said some farmers are already taking action to harvest and transfer crops to protect them from potential damage from Hurricane Dorian. The Governor last Friday issued an order that waives some transportation restrictions to help farmers as well as support relief efforts if needed. The Governor said he issued the order after consultation with Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. Gov. Cooper encouraged state residents to keep an eye on the forecast and prepare for any impacts from Dorian. 
George Olsen
George Olsen is a 1977 Havelock High School graduate. He received his B.A. in Broadcast Journalism from the University of South Carolina in 1982 where he got his first taste of non-commercial radio working for their student station WUSC. After graduation he worked about five years in commercial radio before coming to work at Public Radio East where he has remained since outside of a nearly 3-year stint as jazz and operations coordinator at WUAL in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in the early 1990s. On his return to eastern North Carolina he hosted classical music for Public Radio East before moving into the Morning Edition host position and now can be heard on All Things Considered. He also hosts and produces The Sound, five hours of Americana, Roots Rock and Contemporary Folk weekday evenings on PRE Public Radio East News & Ideas, and is a news and feature producer for Public Radio East.
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