Latest Agribusiness Headlines
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Europe Faces Heatwave with London and Paris Expected to Break July Records
Jul 23 2019 // Europe is facing a second heatwave this summer, just weeks after the hottest June on record, intensifying concern over climate change and the rise in extreme weather events. Swathes of northwest Europe will struggle to...
Louisiana Ag Officials: Hurricane Barry Farm Damage Fairly Local
Jul 22 2019 // Louisiana farmers say they’ve never seen storm damage worse than Hurricane Barry left behind, but the LSU AgCenter says that statewide crop damage was minimal. AgCenter and federal Farm Service Agency workers are...
Utah Medical Marijuana Program Getting on Track, 8 Growers Picked
Jul 22 2019 // Utah chose eight companies to legally grow medical cannabis for the first time in the conservative state, though the decision to award a smaller number of licenses raised concerns among advocates about whether supply would...
Bulgaria Fights Spread of African Swine Fever
Jul 18 2019 // Bulgaria has stepped up measures to prevent the spread of deadly African swine fever and protect the country’s 600-million lev ($344 million) pig-breeding industry, the agriculture minister said on Wednesday. The...
Researchers Explore Causes of Suicides Among Georgia Farmers
Jul 17 2019 // Scientists are learning more about suicides among Georgia farmers – and they say the aftermath of Hurricane Michael could bring more risks to rural areas. New research shows that relationship issues, health-related...
China’s Pig Farms Tighten Biosecurity to Beat African Swine Fever
Jul 16 2019 // A devastating outbreak of African swine fever that has killed millions of pigs in China is changing attitudes in a country where farm hygiene has often been seen as lax by international standards. From farms to feed mills...
Western Growers in California Names Martin Director of Employee Benefits Account Management
Jul 15 2019 // Irvine Calif.-based Western Growers Insurance Services Inc. has named Jodi Martin director of employee benefits account management. Martin will lead account management activities while also supporting the growth and...
U.S. Boosting Marijuana Crop Available for Research
Jul 15 2019 // The U.S. government is growing the largest crop of research marijuana in five years, responding to interest in varieties with high levels of THC and CBD. The government is the only source of pot for nearly all research in...
Plant-Based Food Makers Sue Mississippi Over Meat Labeling Law
Jul 11 2019 // A federal lawsuit says Mississippi is violating free-speech rights by banning makers of plant-based foods from using terms such as “meatless meatballs” and “vegan bacon.” The lawsuit against...
Hailstorm Destroys Thousands of Acres of Crops in Minnesota
Jul 1 2019 // Thousands of acres of corn and soybeans have been destroyed by a hailstorm that moved through southwest Minnesota. And, in some cases it’s too late in the season for farmers to replant. Agronomist Steve Michels at...
China’s Swine Fever Losses May Be Twice as High as Officially Reported
Jul 1 2019 // As many as half of China’s breeding pigs have either died from African swine fever or been slaughtered because of the spreading disease, twice as many as officially acknowledged, according to the estimates of four...
Aon, Insurtech Startup Etherisc Launch Blockchain-Based Agriculture Insurance
Jul 1 2019 // Aon plc has partnered with anti-poverty organization Oxfam and insurtech startup Etherisc to launch a blockchain-based platform that provides agriculture insurance for smallholder farmers in Sri Lanka. Nearly 200 Sri...
Idaho Crop Insurance Company Will Pay $3.48M in Lawsuit
Jul 1 2019 // A crop insurance company has agreed to pay a southwestern Idaho farming family $3.48 million following a lawsuit. The Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Idaho agreed to pay Nate and Kristin Pancheri for damage to...
Idaho Crop Insurance Company Will Pay $3.48M in Lawsuit
Jun 24 2019 // A crop insurance company has agreed to pay a southwestern Idaho farming family $3.48 million following a lawsuit. The Idaho Statesman reported that the Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Idaho agreed to pay Nate and...
Ohio Farmers: It Will Take Years to Recover Losses After 2019 Deluge
Jun 21 2019 // Farmers who have been unable to plant their soybeans and corn because of this spring’s never-ending rains told Ohio’s governor that it will take years to recover their losses. They also said the impact will be...
Bird Knocks Out 84% of Massive California Solar Farm
Jun 21 2019 // An “avian incident” sparked a fire at one of California’s biggest solar farms, affecting 1,200 acres and knocking out 84% of the California Valley Solar Ranch’s generating capacity. The June 5...
Houston Skies May Darken Again as Tank Farm Disaster-Site Teardown Begins
Jun 20 2019 // The company behind the four-day chemical blaze that cast a black plume over Houston earlier this year is preparing to destroy one of the tanks at the facility, raising the risk that the site could see “flash”...
Maine Farmer Becomes Board Chair of The MEMIC Group
Jun 19 2019 // From broccoli to the board room, Lance Smith has cultivated a reputation for collaboration, hard work and common sense. A partner in Smith’s Farm, the largest producer of broccoli and one of the largest growers of...
Enrollment Opens for Dairy Farm Insurance Program
Jun 19 2019 // Vermont dairy farmers can now sign up for an improved insurance program to help them when the gap between milk prices and feed prices reaches a certain level. The new insurance program was created as part of the 2018 farm...
Vietnam Culls More Than 2.5M Pigs to Contain Deadly African Swine Fever: Officials
Jun 19 2019 // Vietnam has culled more than 2.5 million pigs to contain the spread of an African swine fever outbreak that is in danger of infecting every province of the country, an agriculture ministry official said on Tuesday. The...
