Latest Agribusiness Headlines
All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tainted Baby Milk Hits Billionaire Family’s Powerful Dairy Empire
Feb 6 2026 // For the secretive billionaire Besnier family, the recent recall of potentially dangerous infant formula made by its nearly century-old firm brings an uncomfortable feeling of deja vu. Just eight years ago, the French clan...
Florida Cold Damages Citrus Crop, Strains Power Supplies
Feb 3 2026 // Florida endured another day of bitter cold that damaged the state’s citrus crop and prompted a local utility to ask residents to reduce electricity use. Freeze warnings and cold weather advisories cover a large...
Rokstone Launches Commercial Agriculture and Farm Property Program
Feb 2 2026 // Rokstone Agriculture, part of the International Speciality (Re)Insurance MGA Rokstone, has announced the launch of its new U.S. non-admitted Commercial Agriculture and Farm & Ranch Property Program. Available in all...
Record-Breaking Cold Hits South, Leaving Snow, Accidents and Crop Damage
Feb 2 2026 // Record-breaking cold gripped the Southeast this weekend, bringing heavy snow to parts of Tennessee and North Carolina, canceling flights across the region and threatening citrus crops in Florida. News outlets reported that...
‘Door Knocker’ Roofers Were Knocking. North Carolina Farm Bureau Answered.
Jan 26 2026 // It began with “door knockers” – the all-too-familiar practice of roofing companies telling homeowners that they can get a new roof with little or no out-of-pocket expense. North Carolina Farm Bureau...
Georgia Farm Bureau Promotes Willis, LIRG Names Roche Marketing Chief
Jan 22 2026 // Georgia Farm Bureau announced that Gary Willis, who recently served as executive director of insurance operations, is the general manager for the bureau’s insurance corporation. Willis Willis takes over for George...
Dairy Giants Rush to Recall Infant Formula After Expanding Contamination Scare
Jan 22 2026 // Three of the world’s largest dairy companies are recalling and blocking batches of infant milk formula after a contamination scare that began with Nestle widened on Wednesday to French groups Danone and Lactalis. The...
Florida Heads for Smallest Orange Crop in Nearly a Century
Jan 15 2026 // Florida’s orange harvest is expected to fall to the lowest in nearly a century, as shrinking groves continue to offset improvements in yields. The state is seen producing 12 million boxes of fruit in the 2025-26...
Trump Aims Bumper Aid at US Rice Farmers Facing Bleakest Outlook
Jan 7 2026 // The new year may mark the last time Texas farmer LG Raun plants a rice crop. “I guess I’m going to be the one that’s going to screw up the tradition of growing Raun family rice,” said the...
US Rice, Cotton Farmers Get Biggest Relief in Trump Bailout
Jan 2 2026 // The US Department of Agriculture unveiled long-awaited details of its $12 billion aid package for farmers, with American growers of rice and cotton standing to get the biggest payments. But while the payments were welcomed...
Last of 7 Kentucky Crop Insurance Fraudsters Sentenced to Prison Time
Dec 31 2025 // A wide net cast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the FBI has landed its final catch—prison time for the last of six Kentucky farmers and a warehouse manager found guilty of a long-running tobacco crop-insurance...
Wild Hogs Wreak Economic Havoc on Mississippi Agriculture
Dec 29 2025 // John Parker Campbell describes the wild pigs on his family farm as “a constant headache.” Hogs will eat up corn and peanuts that have just been planted, damaging acres of crops in a night. Some years the hog...
Wisconsin Dairy Farm Sued for National Origin Discrimination, Sexual Harassment
Dec 18 2025 // United Pride Dairy LLC, a dairy farm in Phillips, Wisconsin, violated federal law when it subjected three employees of Mexican origin to disparate treatment in the terms and conditions of employment, and also subjected a...
‘Door Knocker’ Roofers Were Everywhere. NC Farm Bureau Saw an Opportunity
Dec 18 2025 // It began with “door knockers” – the all-too-familiar practice of roofing companies telling homeowners that they could get a new roof with little or no out-of-pocket expense. North Carolina Farm Bureau...
Fifth La Niña in Six Years to Disrupt Crops and Supply Chains
Dec 15 2025 // Deadly flooding in Asia and early snowstorms across the US are signaling the return of a weather-roiling La Niña, a cooling of Pacific waters that can disrupt economies and trigger disasters worldwide. In recent La Niña...
Trump Giving Farmers Hit by China Trade War $12B in Aid
Dec 10 2025 // President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package Dec. 8 — a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of...
Surge in Water Demand Could Put Ohio Farmers and Industry on Collision Course
Nov 25 2025 // Deep inside a report on the future of water in central Ohio is this warning: Industrial demands for water will skyrocket at the same time experts expect farmers will need to regularly irrigate their fields during the...
Lawsuit Alleges Farm Bureau Financial Concealed Fraudulent Activities
Nov 24 2025 // Two former top investigators for Farm Bureau Financial Services are suing the company for fraud, racketeering and wrongful termination. The lawsuit alleges the insurer’s management group knew of fraudulent activity...
Farmers Eliminating Homeowners Insurance Policy Cap in California
Nov 24 2025 // Farmers Insurance announced it will eliminate the cap on the number of homeowners insurance policies it offers in California. The move is part of a new filing, and the cap removal is effective immediately, made in...
Belgian Farmer Sues French Energy Giant for Damage Caused by Climate Change
Nov 20 2025 // A Belgian farmer is facing off against oil giant TotalEnergies in court on Wednesday, arguing the French company should pay for damage caused by climate change, in the latest lawsuit by environmental activists against big...
