Latest Agribusiness Headlines
All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
S&P Affirms Farmers’ “A” Rating
Jun 12 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it has affirmed its “A” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Exchange and its operating subsidiaries and...
Disaster Aid Granted to 81 Ill. Counties
Jun 11 2007 // Federal disaster assistance is available for farmers and orchard owners in 81 Illinois counties to help them recover from crop damage due to the April freeze, Gov. Rod Blagojevich recently announced. Blagojevich said the...
Ga. Drought Damaging Crops, Jacking Up Irrigation Expenses
Jun 8 2007 // The sky above Randy Scarbor’s south Georgia cantaloupe fields was overcast, but the clouds were from massive wildfires to the east. May 2007 set records for dry conditions in Georgia. Across the main crop-producing...
N.Y. Businesses Renew Call for Reform of ‘Scaffold Law’
Jun 8 2007 // Business associations and groups representing New York’s agriculture sector and construction industry have again urged Governor Eliot Spitzer and state legislators to reform New York’s so-called “scaffold...
Farm Bureaus Begin Process of Rebuilding in Greensburg, Kan.
May 30 2007 // Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co., Kansas Farm Bureau and Kiowa County Farm Bureau are teaming together to rebuild the office they share in Greensburg. Ground was broken today for a new building that will include extra...
Fla. Drought is Sapping Resources From Growers and Golf Courses Alike
May 23 2007 // The fairways here are flecked, the greens mottled brown. The PGA National Resort & Spa doesn’t look like a marquee golf course. “We’ll talk to people about it in the pro shop when they check in and...
2007 Property/Casualty State Specialist Insurers
May 21 2007 // 1 Brickstreet Mutual Insurance Co. WV 765,963 2 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. TX 743,095 3 Old American Cty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. TX 491,641 4 SAIF Corp. OR 449,794 5 Universal Property & Casualty...
People
May 21 2007 // Liberty Northwest, a member of Liberty Mutual Group based in Portland, Ore., appointed Larry W. Becker president and chief operating officer. Becker most recently was executive vice president, sales and marketing for...
Officials: Hold the chickens and the hogs
May 21 2007 // Think you and your pets are safe now that pet food contaminated with Melamine has been recalled? Think again. On May 7, U.S. officials representing the Agriculture Department, the Food and Drug Administration and the...
Graham, DeMint Support S.C. Disaster Declaration Request
May 17 2007 // U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint have joined Gov. Mark Sanford in asking for a disaster declaration after last month’s late freeze ruined much of South Carolina’s peach, wheat and other crops. Officials...
Minn. Consumer Advisory Issued for Potentially Contaminated Sprouts
May 15 2007 // The Minnesota state Agriculture Department recently advised consumers to avoid eating sprout products made by Calco Sprouts Inc. and sold at stores in Minnesota, saying the products might have been contaminated with the...
Tennessee Dairy Recalls 7,000 Cartons of Ice Cream with Peanuts
May 11 2007 // Mayfield Dairy Farms of Athens, Tenn. has announced the recall of 7,000 cartons of Turtle Tracks Ice Cream because of the accidental use of peanuts. A batch was mixed with chocolate-covered peanuts instead of pecans and...
Montana Board of Hail Insurance Raises Coverage Limits
May 8 2007 // The Montana Board of Hail Insurance has raised coverage limits after Gov. Brian Schweitzer signed legislation to increase the maximum coverage under the insurance program operated by the Montana Department of...
Officials: Hold 20 Million Chickens Because of Tainted Feed
May 8 2007 // U.S. officials placed a hold on 20 million chickens raised for market in several states because their feed was mixed with pet food containing an industrial chemical. Three government agencies — the Agriculture...
“The Big I” State Associations Co-Sponsor Agribusiness Conference
May 8 2007 // “The Big I” associations of Colorado, Kansas, Idaho, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah, and Washingto are co-sponsoring Insurance Skills Center’s Agribusiness Conference in Denver on June 25-26, 2007. The Rocky...
Kan. Governor Seeks Federal Agricultural Disaster Designation
May 2 2007 // While the extent of freeze damage to Kansas crops is still being calculated, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius assured farmers last week that she will seek a federal agricultural disaster designation for counties hit...
Tainted Pet Food Linked to Indiana Chickens; No Recall Yet
May 2 2007 // Chicken feed in some farms in Indiana contained byproducts from pet food manufactured with contaminated wheat gluten imported from China, two federal agencies said Monday. The Agriculture Department and the Food and Drug...
Climate Change Conference Calls for Quick Action to Reduce Global Warming
May 1 2007 // A major climate meeting opened Monday in the Thai capital with delegates debating how to rein in rising greenhouse gas emissions that could threaten hundreds of millions with hunger and disease in the coming decades. For...
Feds Review Locating Homeland Security Facility in Kentucky
Apr 30 2007 // A Kentucky-Tennessee consortium advanced efforts to attract the proposed federal National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility to Pulaski County, Ky., meeting with a delegation of U. S. Department of Homeland Security and U. S....
Crop Damage Liability Law on Mo. Governor’s Desk
Apr 30 2007 // Missouri farmers would stand a greater chance of getting reimbursed if their crops are accidentally destroyed under a bill sent to the governor. The legislation changes the liability standard for crop damage or...
