Latest Agribusiness Headlines
All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Farmers Names White President of Non-Insurance Business
Jul 16 2014 // Farmers Insurance has named Thomas White president of Farmers’ non-insurance businesses. This is a newly created position. White will oversee Farmers non-insurance businesses, including Farmers Financial Solutions...
Drought Threatens To Dry Up California Farm Wells
Jul 16 2014 // Farmers in pockets of California hardest hit by the drought could begin to see their wells run dry a year from now if rain and snow remain scarce in the agriculturally rich state, according to a study released...
Iowa Seeks Comments on Deadline Change for Crop/Hail Insurance Filing
Jul 15 2014 // The Iowa Insurance Division is considering a possible change in the crop insurance filing deadline and is inviting informal comments to assist the division in its deliberation. The IID said it is mulling the crop insurance...
Crops Flattened, Windows Shattered in Nebraska Hailstorm
Jul 14 2014 // Calls have gone out to glass and siding companies and insurance agents after a barrage of hail left a trail of broken windows, damaged houses and ravaged farm fields in parts of western and central Nebraska. Hailstones as...
Flood Losses Loom for Some South Dakota Farmers
Jul 14 2014 // Soybean and corn crops are progressing well in South Dakota, agriculture officials said, though farmers in the eastern part of the state could suffer some losses after heavy rains flooded portions of many fields. Gregg...
UFG Launches New Equipment Sales, Rental Product
Jul 11 2014 // United Fire Group (UFG) has launched a new equipment sales and rental (ESR) product for agricultural; lawn and garden; industrial, construction or material handling equipment dealers. Using an AAIS product as its...
Georgia Agent Accused of Home, Crop Insurance Fraud
Jul 11 2014 // An Eastman, Georgia, insurance agent has been charged with insurance fraud and forgery in connection with homeowners and crop insurance policies she sold in the middle Georgia. Officials said warrants have been issued for...
USDA Extends California Salmonella Chicken Recall to Bases
Jul 9 2014 // Federal regulators widened the recall of salmonella-tainted chicken produced by California-based Foster Farms to include products believed to have been send to military bases in five states to feed personnel and their...
Chicken Producer, London Insurers Battle Over ‘Recall’ Definition
Jul 9 2014 // Foster Farms and its London insurers are facing off over the definition of “product recall” as the poultry producer seeks payment of $14.2 million in claims arising from a government-mandated shutdown of one of...
Hub International Acquires Canadian Broker Gibson Insurance
Jul 9 2014 // Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the shares of Gibson’s Insurance Agency Ltd., a Manitoba Canada-based insurance brokerage. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The announcement said...
Farmers Looks to Add 85 Agency Owners Across Washington
Jul 7 2014 // Farmers Insurance is looking to grow its presence in Washington by adding 85 agency owners throughout the state. Candidates with a record of previous sales success, those with experience in the financial sector, and those...
Some Illinois Corn Fields Hit Hard by Storms
Jul 7 2014 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week that most of Illinois’ corn crop is in great shape. But some farmers in western and central Illinois suffered extensive damage from storms on Monday. Ryan Mueller...
Insurers Suspect Fraud, Sue Phillips Asbestos Trust
Jul 6 2014 // Six insurance companies are suing an asbestos personal injury trust set up by a U.S. unit of Philips that the insurers suspect has been making millions of dollars in fraudulent payments to parties that cannot prove they...
Climate-Driven Firefighting in West Takes Cash From Prevention Budgets
Jul 3 2014 // Wildfires blamed in part on climate change are consuming timber in the U.S. West at such a furious pace that half the Forest Service’s budget is now spent fighting them — up from 21 percent in 2000. Add in the...
Iowa Farmers Face Damage, Replanting After Floods
Jul 3 2014 // Area farmers are dealing with damage to their crops and fences after all the recent heavy rain and flooding. Farmers in northwest Iowa, southeast South Dakota and northeast Nebraska face significant work ahead because of...
Canadian Farm Flooding Seen Increasing Claims for Crop Insurance
Jul 3 2014 // Saskatchewan, Canada’s biggest producer of wheat and canola, expects insurance payouts on crops to increase after floods wiped out acreage. “It’s a very large area that’s impacted, so we expect to...
Another Climate Report Outlines Business Risks, Insurance Pitfalls
Jun 26 2014 // “Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change to the United States,” a report on climate change and how it will affect businesses, offers a variety of information on how a changing world will impact...
Model Promises to Help Growers Mitigate Costly Droughts
Jun 19 2014 // Researchers at the University of Florida say they have created a model that may help growers plant at optimal times and avoid crop-destroying drought, which can cost millions of dollars in a given year. Put simply, if...
Wildfire Threatens Homes in New Mexico
Jun 18 2014 // Firefighters are bracing for another day of hot, dry and windy conditions as they battle a fast-moving wildfire in New Mexico. The Assayii Lake Fire blackened more than 19 square miles in less than two days while making...
Citizens Near North Carolina Coal Ash Sites Fear Health Effects
Jun 18 2014 // The sweet tea served in the tidy kitchen of Joanne Thomas’ antebellum home in Dukeville, North Carolina, comes with an ominous warning. “It’s made with bottled water,” says Thomas, a spry...
