Latest Agribusiness Headlines
All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Western Wisconsin Had the Most Farm Bankruptcies in U.S. in 2017
Feb 5 2018 // Federal court data show that a Wisconsin district had the highest number of farm bankruptcies in the country last year. The Western District of Wisconsin had 28 farm bankruptcy cases in 2017, Wisconsin Public Radio...
French Dairy Group Likely Sold Contaminated Baby Milk for Years; Multiple Suits Filed
Feb 1 2018 // French dairy group Lactalis may have been producing salmonella-tainted baby milk for more than a decade, its CEO was quoted as saying on Thursday, adding the growing food safety crisis was likely to cost the company...
Western Wisconsin Had the Most Farm Bankruptcies in U.S. in 2017
Jan 31 2018 // Federal court data show that a Wisconsin district had the highest number of farm bankruptcies in the country last year. The Western District of Wisconsin had 28 farm bankruptcy cases in 2017, Wisconsin Public Radio...
Winter Wildfires Scorch Western Oklahoma
Jan 30 2018 // Firefighters say wildfires have scorched hundreds of acres in western Oklahoma, damaging fences and equipment but causing no injuries. Capt. Forrest Valentine of the Clinton Fire Department said Sunday firefighters battled...
Lowdown: Agribusiness Insurance Costs on the Rise?
Jan 24 2018 // This week’s Lowdown focuses on the rise in frequency, complexity and severity of vehicular accidents within the agribusiness industry. Scenarios highlighted and steps outlined to reduce risk within What’s...
How I Use Video in Training Presentations (on a budget) – Guest Post
Jan 24 2018 // This week’s post is brought to us by our special guest Richard Hart, Director of Sales Training at Georgia Farm Bureau. There has been a lot of discussion in adult learning about how to maintain engagement in the...
Oklahoma Says Farmowners Insurance Program Insurer, Rockingham, not Licensed
Jan 22 2018 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department says a farmowners insurance program being advertised in Oklahoma is not valid because the insurer, Rockingham Casualty Co., is not licensed to operate in the state. In early January,...
Legislative Panel Backs Proposal to Ban Dicamba Herbicide in Arkansas
Jan 18 2018 // Arkansas lawmakers recommended regulators move forward on Jan. 16 with efforts to ban an herbicide that farmers in several states say has drifted onto their crops and caused damage, advancing the prohibition despite a...
Oklahoma Says Farmowners Insurance Program Insurer, Rockingham, Not Licensed
Jan 16 2018 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department says a farmowners insurance program being advertised in Oklahoma is not valid because the insurer, Rockingham Casualty Company, is not licensed to operate in the state. In early January,...
North Dakota Livestock Producers Say Trucking Mandate Will Cost Them
Jan 16 2018 // A federal mandate requiring many motor carriers to install electronic logging devices could cost be costly to North Dakota’s cattle industry. Warren Zenker, who runs a cattle feeding operation near Elgin, told the...
Independent Insurance Agents of Plainview, Texas, Merges with Higginbotham
Jan 9 2018 // Fort Worth, Texas-based retail insurance broker, Higginbotham, and Independent Insurance Agents of Plainview (IIAP) have merged operations. With the addition of IIAP in Plainview, Higginbotham now has 27 offices in...
Trump Promises Farmers He’ll Back Crop Insurance
Jan 9 2018 // U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told farmers gathered in Tennessee that he supports crop insurance, signaling a possible shift from his proposals last year to shrink a program that many farmers rely on for funding...
Review of Ride Safety Urged in Ohio After Fatal Fair Accident
Jan 8 2018 // A state advisory board has agreed to form a new committee to review the amusement ride inspection process in an effort to improve the public’s perceptions about ride safety after a deadly accident last summer at the...
Nebraska Bill Would Criminalize Drone Use to Spy on People, Harass Cows
Jan 8 2018 // Using a drone to spy on neighbors, drop drugs into prisons or harass cows could lead to criminal charges under a new bill Nebraska lawmakers will consider later this year. The measure would impose new safety and privacy...
Declarations
Jan 8 2018 // No Consensus “Until we have some kind of a consensus, or there’s an outcry from everyday business people, it just seems the issue languishes.” — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says there is no...
A.M. Best Upgrades Pennsylvania’s Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Jan 8 2018 // A.M. Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating of Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Marble, Penn., to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a” from...
People
Jan 8 2018 // Grinnell, Iowa-based property and casualty insurer/reinsurer, Grinnell Mutual, named Dave Wingert, executive vice president and chief operating officer, to serve as acting president. Larry Jansen retired on Dec. 15, 2017,...
Rockingham Group, FarmAssure Launch Oklahoma Farmowners Insurance Program
Jan 5 2018 // The Rockingham Group has partnered with Edmond, Oklahoma-based FarmAssure LLC to offer a Farmowners Insurance Program in Oklahoma. This partnership will offer farm, ranch, and country home insurance in the...
Idaho Ban on Secret Farm Videos Voided by Court
Jan 5 2018 // A federal appeals court has declared unconstitutional Idaho’s bans on shooting secret videos and lying to enter factory farms to expose animal abuse, but revived other parts of the state’s law to curb...
Arkansas Board Stands by Plan to Limit Controversial Dicamba Herbicide
Jan 4 2018 // Arkansas agricultural regulators stuck with a proposal on Wednesday to prohibit sprayings of a controversial weed killer after mid-April, despite a lawsuit over the plan by manufacturer Monsanto Co. The state’s plant...
