Latest Agribusiness Headlines
All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Washington Dairy Worker Pleads Guilty in $122K Workers’ Comp Scam
Oct 9 2025 // A dairy worker in Skagit County, Washington who said he was too injured to work pleaded guilty to illegally taking workers’ compensation payments. Efrain Alatorre Camarena, 58, pleaded guilty to three counts of...
3 Emerging Risks to Watch: Biogenic Materials, Modular Nuclear Reactors, Farm Technology
Oct 6 2025 // Lately, it seems as though we’re surrounded by discussions about how best to grow the American industrial sector. A key component of this discussion hinges on how to supply and power these industries in both...
Georgia Farmers Should Get $531M in Helene Aid But the Deal’s Not Done Yet
Oct 3 2025 // The wait continues for Georgia farmers who need more aid after Hurricane Helene, even as state and federal officials in other states announce agreements. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Georgia Agriculture...
Louisiana Farm Bureau Approved for Double-Digit Auto Rate Decrease
Oct 3 2025 // One of the largest auto insurers in Louisiana is implementing a double-digit rate decrease. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has approved Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company’s request for an...
Farmer Woods Acquires iinsure in Arizona
Oct 2 2025 // Farmer Woods Group acquired iinsure in Arizona. iinsure clients will continue working directly with Jeff Martin, owner of iinsure, while also gaining access to Farmer Woods Group’s resources. iinsure is an...
First Radar Images From NASA Satellite Showcase Maine Coast, North Dakota Farmland
Sep 29 2025 // NASA’s first radar images from a new Earth-mapping satellite show the Maine coast and North Dakota farmland in incredible detail. The pictures, released Thursday, are from a spacecraft that rocketed into orbit from...
Donegal to Exit Farmowners Insurance, Sell Rights to $8 Million in Business to ECM
Sep 26 2025 // Donegal Insurance Group and ECM Insurance Group announced that ECM will acquire the renewal rights to Donegal’s entire book of farmowners insurance business in the states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, Ohio and...
Markets/Coverages: Hub International Launches HUB Livestock Insurance in Canada
Sep 24 2025 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced the launch of HUB Livestock Insurance in Canada, a scalable product with multiple specialized sub-programs, including equine, poultry and egg, dairy and...
Electric Tractors Gain Traction Among Farmers Seeking Eco-Friendly Options
Sep 22 2025 // In the soft dirt of an indoor horseback riding ring last month, a group of farmers got ready to test drive a new piece of equipment: an electric tractor. As they took turns climbing in — some surprised by its quick...
Appeals Court Stems Oakes Farms’ Free Speech Claim Over Lost School Contract
Sep 18 2025 // The owner of Florida-based Oakes Farms, known for his political views and conspiracy theories, has no legitimate legal claim against a Florida school district that terminated the farm’s food-supply contract over...
Trump Files to Cancel Approval of Maryland Offshore Wind Farm
Sep 15 2025 // The Trump administration asked a federal court to cancel the approval of a $6 billion wind project planned off the coast of Maryland as part of a wider effort to halt the development of the offshore clean- energy...
Insurance Agent Next After Florida Farm Manager Pleads in ‘Insurance Farming’ Scheme?
Sep 10 2025 // In a wide-ranging scheme that prosecutors are calling “insurance farming,” a former manager for one of the larger agricultural operations in Florida is now awaiting a sentencing hearing in December. Christopher...
Nebraska Town Increases Fines on Dairy Plant for Wastewater Violations
Sep 9 2025 // Michael’s Cantina has been serving Tex-Mex food to the residents here for more than 30 years. Softball trophies crowd the top of a dresser in a dining room, old signs line the walls and regulars visit multiple times...
States, Orsted File Challenges to Trump Wind Farm Stoppage
Sep 5 2025 // Rhode Island, Connecticut and wind farm developer Orsted A/S are suing the Trump administration in an effort to revive construction of an almost-finished offshore project meant to provide power to the two New England...
Trump Administration to Revoke Approval of Another Massachusetts Offshore Wind Farm
Sep 4 2025 // President Donald Trump’s administration plans to revoke federal approval of Avangrid’s planned New England Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts, according to a court filing on Wednesday. The legal...
South Dakota Father and Son to Pay $4M in Crop Insurance Fraud Case
Sep 4 2025 // A South Dakota father and son have been ordered to pay over $4 million to resolve violations of the False Claims Act arising out of their 2018 and 2019 crop insurance fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office,...
US Farmers Are Pulling Back on Spending in Threat to Rural Economy
Aug 29 2025 // Sunny skies and mild temperatures this week greeted the biggest US farm show of the year. The contrast couldn’t be greater with the sentiment among attendees as low crop prices and trade tariffs squeeze the...
Human Screwworm Case Poses No Risk to Agriculture, Says USDA Official
Aug 28 2025 // The human case of screwworm reported this week by U.S. health officials is the country’s only one so far this year and poses no risk to the farm sector, a U.S. Department of Agriculture official said on...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Group
Aug 22 2025 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) of Southern...
Ugly Corn Photos on Social Media Show Risk Posed to Record US Crop
Aug 19 2025 // The US government is forecasting a record corn crop this year, but pictures of ugly-looking plants spreading fast through social media have triggered concern about the upcoming harvest. The photos show corn with missing...
