Latest Agribusiness Headlines
All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Wash. Ag Groups Praise Lawmakers for Farm-Friendly Session
Mar 14 2006 // Agriculture really is No. 1 in Washington. After years of complaining about being overlooked and ignored by majority lawmakers west of the Cascades, farmers gained ground on nearly every major issue they brought forward...
Fire Damages Farmers’ Wyoming Office
Mar 10 2006 // A fire in Jackson, Wyo., gutted the second floor of an office building where eight businesses had offices. The fire began shortly after midnight Friday, March 3 in a bathroom in the office of Grand Teton Realty, said Greg...
UN’s World Food Program Insures against Ethiopia Famine with AXA Re
Mar 9 2006 // The insurance industry has become a participant in a new and unusual initiative sponsored by the United Nations World Food Program, which aims to have funds available to meet the needs of disaster victims as soon as they...
Okla. House Committee Approves Bill Protecting Charities
Mar 8 2006 // Legislation that would protect charities from frivolous lawsuits and eliminate the need for those groups to purchase costly liability insurance passed the Oklahoma House Judiciary committee. House Bill 2477, by State Rep....
University of Wyoming Offers Workshop to Help Reduce Agricultural Risk
Mar 6 2006 // Workshops focusing on energy crops, manure and irrigation management, and risk management and insurance products will be offered this month to producers in Pine Bluffs, Casper, Riverton and Powell, Wyo. The programs,...
NAMIC, Indiana Trade Praise Passage of Farm Mutual Tax Reform Bill
Mar 6 2006 // A farm mutual tax bill introduced by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and the Mutual Insurance Companies Association of Indiana recently passed the Indiana General Assembly. According to a written...
Agricultural market grows big, sprouting new risks, exposures
Mar 6 2006 // American agriculture 15 years from now will be a vital, more profitable sector of the economy, successfully competing with foreign commodities, according to a new report released by the American Farm Bureau Federation. The...
Farmers asked to ‘Step Up to the Plate for Farm Safety’
Mar 6 2006 // Farm Bureaus across the nation will make safety a priority this spring by participating in the Agricultural Safety Awareness Program during Agricultural Safety Awareness Week, March 5-11, 2006. The purpose of the program...
THE AGRIBUSINESS CONFERENCE
Mar 6 2006 // The Agribusiness Conference, hosted by the Insurance Skills Center, is filed for continuing education credits in more than 30 states. Conference locations for 2006 include: March 15-16 Sacramento, Calif.; May 22-23...
N.D. Supreme Court Ruling Backs Insurance Company, Poolman Position
Feb 24 2006 // Nodak Mutual Insurance Co. isn’t required to hold contested elections for its board of directors, nor is Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman obliged to force the company to do so, the North Dakota state Supreme Court...
American National Declares Dividend
Feb 24 2006 // American National Insurance Company, headquartered in Galveston, Texas, announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 75 cents per share on its common stock payable March 17, 2006, to shareholders...
Farmers Says Northern Calif. Auto Glass Business Involved in Scam
Feb 24 2006 // Farmers Insurance Exchange has begun serving civil summons and complaints upon Redding, California auto glass company Onsight Auto Glass and its owner, accusing them of taking part in a scheme designed to defraud Farmers...
Farmers Unveils New Texas Family Home Policy
Feb 22 2006 // The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies reported the introduction of a new homeowner’s insurance policy, called “Texas Family Home Policy.” This new policy offers more coverage choices, new discounts,...
Farming More Dangerous Than Mining in Virginia, Data Shows
Feb 21 2006 // Coal mining, logging, firefighting represent just a handful of the dozens of jobs that spring to mind when it comes to dangerous work. Farming isn’t often one of them. But data shows agriculture is outpacing mining...
Farmers Insurance Debuts Documentary for African-American History Month
Feb 21 2006 // To honor African-American History Month, Farmers Insurance Group will debut the “Freedom’s Song” program along with various elected officials at the California African American Museum in downtown Los...
Penn Millers’ Management to Focus on Agribusiness, General Commercial
Feb 21 2006 // Penn Millers Insurance Company, based in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., has created business units to focus on agribusiness and general commercial business. “The creation of dedicated business units enables us to align specific...
FARMERS FINED $1 MILLION
Feb 20 2006 // Farmers Insurance Group has been fined $1 million following settlement negotiations about how it handled consumer claims. Farmers, consisting of Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, Mid-Century Insurance...
Meetings
Feb 20 2006 // Introduction to Insurance Glendale Community College (Calif.) has added new credit courses for training in the insurance industry. Courses were developed as part of a $1.2 million President’s Community-Based Job...
Meetings
Feb 19 2006 // Glendale Community College (Calif.) has added new credit courses for training in the insurance industry. Courses were developed as part of a $1.2 million President’s Community-Based Job Training Grant involving 16...
Former Calif. Farmers Agent Sentenced for Premium Theft
Feb 16 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced that Gary Calcagno, 48, of Carlsbad, Calif., has been sentenced to three years probation and ordered to pay $13,460 restitution for stealing premiums from 20...
