**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** OUR PROJECT WILL EXAMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HORTICULTURAL RECOVERY PRACTICESAND THE APPLICATION OF HUMIC SUBSTANCES TO ENHANCE THE ROOT GROWTH OF BLUEBERRY PLANTS FOLLOWING HURRICANE DAMAGE. WE WILL EMPLOY RIGOROUS PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS AND ADVANCED DIGITAL AGRICULTURE TOOLS TO EVALUATE THE RECOVERY OF PLANTS IMPACTED BY HURRICANE HELENE. BY STUDYING HUMIC ACID SUBSTANCES AND USING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, OUR PROJECT AIMS TO ACCELERATE THE RECOVERY PROCESS, IMPROVE SOIL CONDITIONS, OPTIMIZE BLUEBERRY YIELDS, AND OFFER A MODEL FOR RESILIENT AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN HURRICANE-AFFECTED AREAS.THE OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT WILL INFORM BLUEBERRY GROWERS OF THE DAMAGE THAT STRONG GUSTS CAN CAUSE TO BLUEBERRY PLANTS, PARTICULARLY THE ROOT SYSTEMS. FURTHERMORE, IT WILL EDUCATE GROWERS ON MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT CAN ACCELERATE PLANT RECOVERY. THE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES PROPOSED IN THIS PROJECT CAN BE RAPIDLY ADOPTED BY THE INDUSTRY BECAUSE GROWERS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE USE OF HUMIC ACID IN BLUEBERRY PRODUCTION.