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Limited Liability for Farmers Part of Louisiana’s Legislative Success
Jun 27 2008 // Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M. believes his first regular session with the Louisiana Legislature was an overwhelming success for farm and forestry interests. Strain says lawmakers passed 23 of...
88 Fires Burning Across Florida Causing Smoky Conditions
May 20 2008 // Many Florida residents are experiencing smoky conditions because of a large fire in the Everglades and other fires throughout the state. The Florida Division of Forestry says there are 88 active fires across the state that...
Invasive Weed Adds Fuel to Fire Risk in Parched Southeast
Apr 21 2008 // An invasive weed that already has infested more than 1 million acres nationwide continues to spread across the parched Southeast, and experts say the region’s drought makes the highly flammable intruder more...
Invasive Weed Adds Fuel to Fire Risk in Drought-Parched Southeast
Apr 14 2008 // An invasive weed that already has infested more than 1 million acres nationwide continues to spread across the parched Southeast, and experts say the region’s drought makes the highly flammable intruder more...
S.C. Blaze Destroy Homes, Prompts Evacuation of Dozens
Feb 14 2008 // A blaze that destroyed several homes in South Carolina and led to the evacuation of 60 others started as a trash fire that was initially doused by two fire agencies, but reignited a day later into a wind-whipped 240-acre...
W. Va. Under State-wide Burn Ban
Oct 23 2007 // To reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires due to drought, Gov. Joe Manchin issued a proclamation that bans all outdoor burning throughout West Virginia effective Oct. 18. The ban, prompted by drought conditions and...
Ky. Forestry Officials Looking for More Emergency Firefighters
Oct 10 2007 // With a lingering drought, state forestry officials in eastern Kentucky are anticipating a challenging fire season and are looking for more emergency firefighters. Dexter Conley, a district forester for the Eastern...
W. Va. Forestry Officials Fear Fire Danger from Drought
Oct 3 2007 // If conditions remain unchanged, West Virginia faces the worst fire season in 20 years and could lose as much as 4 percent of its forests to flames. The hottest, driest summer in recent memory has left a big chunk of West...
Alaska Fire Authorities Launch Interior Wildfire Protection Plan
Oct 2 2007 // Alaska forestry officials are planning a series of prescribed burns to torch debris piles that have built up over the past three years. It’s part of a wildfire protection effort being implemented by the Alaska...
Fire Alert Lifted for Remaining 17 Alabama Counties
Sep 24 2007 // Alabama State Forester Linda Casey lifted a fire alert for 17 counties in the northwest part of the state last week. The affected counties are: Lauderdale, Limestone, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan, Marion, Winston,...
Ga. Drought Takes Partial Blame for Destructive Bug Infestation
Sep 10 2007 // Thousands of acres of trees are being killed in Georgia this summer by one of the worst infestations of Southern pine beetles in decades, forestry officials say. Carolyn Johnson, assistant refuge manager at Piedmont...
Wildfire Injuries, Deaths on Rise in Georgia, Other Southern States
Aug 17 2006 // Wildfire-related injuries and fatalities are on the rise this season in Georgia and some other states, with sprawling suburban growth, dry conditions and changes in land-use patterns contributing to the problem. With urban...
Virginia Trucker Honored for Logging 6 Million Accident-Free Miles
Jun 1 2006 // It was a bitter cold night in New York city some 40 years ago. Trucker Robert C. Wrenn pulled his rig to a halt at a red light and suddenly, there was a sharp rap on the metal door next to his elbow. Wrenn looked out,...
Cost of Grass Fires in Okla. Continues to Mount
Jan 18 2006 // State officials began the arduous task of assessing the cost of weeks of wildfires as a cold front and higher humidity gave firefighters a much-needed break from battling fields of flames and red-hot embers. Gov. Brad...
Wildfire Outbreak in Ark. Forces Evacuations, Destroys Homes
Jan 10 2006 // Arkansas had its first major wildfire outbreak of the season as at least 43 fires blazed statewide, with one 3,000-acre arson fire in Ashley County that destroyed eight structures and forced evacuations still burning as of...
Dual Hurricanes Blew in Big Problems for Agribusiness in Louisiana,Texas
Oct 17 2005 // In addition to the immense destruction in heavily populated urban centers and coastal communities caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which hit the Gulf Coast region in August and September 2005, agricultural interests...
Agriculture Losses in La. from Hurricane Rita to Top $472 Million
Oct 4 2005 // The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry reported that with preliminary estimates in, it appears agriculture and forestry will take at least a $472 million hit from Hurricane Rita. Coupled with the growing...
Ore. Fire Season Opens Wet and Cool
Jun 3 2005 // The fire season opened cool and damp around parts of Oregon on Wednesday, after early fears that the winter drought would produce a severe wildfire season. Meanwhile, the Oregon Department of Forestry is shifting money...
PROGRESSIVE PILOTS DATA-LOGGING FOR MINN. DRIVERS:
Sep 6 2004 // Mayfield Village, Ohio-based vehicle insurer Progressive announced that it is offering a discount to 5,000 Minnesota drivers who agree to use a data-logging device in their cars. The discount—as much as 25 percent—is...
Progressive Rolls Out Data-Logging Discount for 5,000 Minn. Drivers
Aug 26 2004 // Mayfield Village, Ohio-based vehicle insurer Progressive announced that it is offering a discount to 5,000 Minnesota drivers who agree to use a data-logging device in their cars. The discount—as much as 25 percent—is...
