Latest Agribusiness Headlines
All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Farmers Survey Says Some Drivers Have the Rage
Nov 15 2004 // More than 10 percent of drivers admit they have intentionally cut off other drivers or have wanted to force them off the road during the past year, according to a recent survey by Farmers Insurance Group. Of the 1,001...
The Feds are Endangering Future of Crop Insurance
Nov 8 2004 // Ten years ago, the Federal Multi-Peril Crop Insurance Program covered fewer than 100 million acres of U.S. farmland. That number has more than doubled since 1994, and today it is close to 220 million acres. This is...
Commercial Agribusiness
Nov 8 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: The Seattle, Wash.-based Mattei Companies is offering a new market for commercial agribusiness. The program has now expanded into 30 states targeting operations after the product has left the fields,...
Japan: Powerful, Beleaguered and Consolidating
Oct 25 2004 // Until Commodore Peary’s visit in 1848, Japan was one of the world’s most isolated countries, and it still remains rather unique. But something in the Japanese character and society enabled it to turn its back...
A.M. Best Affirms FSR for Florida Farm Bureau Group
Oct 18 2004 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) of the Florida Farm Bureau Group. The rating applies to Florida Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company and its fully reinsured subsidiary, Florida...
Ga. Farmers Eligible for Agriculture Disaster Assistance Backed by the U.S. Senate
Oct 13 2004 // Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue announced this week that Georgia farmers will be eligible to receive financial assistance due to their losses from Hurricanes Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne. The U.S. Senate on Monday passed $2.9...
Farmers Sues L.A. Body Shop for Alleged Fraud
Oct 11 2004 // Farmers Insurance Exchange has begun serving civil summons and complaints upon a Los Angeles body shop and its director, accusing them of taking part in a scheme designed to defraud Farmers and its policyholders. The civil...
FATAL WORK INJURIES DROP IN MINN.:
Oct 11 2004 // Seventy–two fatal work injuries were recorded in Minnesota in 2003, a decrease of nine cases from 2002, according to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The total...
Ga. Farmers Aided in Battle with Frances
Oct 6 2004 // Georgia farmers received welcomed news this week as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) granted a primary disaster declaration for 83 counties and a contiguous disaster declaration for 33 counties. On Sept....
The Hartford FSG to Sell Crop Business to Wells Fargo’s Rural Community Insurance Co.
Oct 4 2004 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has reportedly agreed to transfer all its multi-peril crop insurance to Rural Community Insurance Company (RCIC), a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company. Financial terms were...
Florida Farm Bureau Uses Satellite Mapping to Speed Insurance Claims
Sep 29 2004 // With more than half of Florida’s 17 million residents directly affected by Hurricane Charley and Hurricane Frances, the Florida Farm Bureau (FFB) Insurance Companies is using geographic information system (GIS)...
Mistakes Cost Farmers Millions in Lost Insurance Pay
Sep 29 2004 // Farmers may lose millions of dollars in insurance payments for their sprout-damaged wheat because of widespread mistakes in sampling their crop at Kansas grain elevators, state officials said. Kansas Agriculture Secretary...
Fatal Work Injuries Drop in Minn.
Sep 23 2004 // Seventy-two fatal work injuries were recorded in Minnesota in 2003, a decrease of nine cases from 2002, according to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The total is...
Ala. Gov. Riley Requests Federal Aid for Farmers
Sep 21 2004 // Alabama Gov. Bob Riley on Monday asked U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman to declare Alabama a federal agriculture disaster area due to the devastation brought by Hurricane Ivan. An agriculture disaster declaration...
Commercial Agribusiness
Sep 20 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Seattle, Wash.-based Mattei Companies is offering a new market for commercial agribusiness. The program has now expanded into 30 states targeting operations after the product has left the fields, such as...
CROP PROGRAM DEADLINE SEPT. 30:
Sep 20 2004 // Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff reminded fall-seeded barley, wheat and forage producers that they have until Sept. 30, 2004 to purchase crop insurance or modify existing choices for 2005. “Crop...
Ga. Gov. Perdue Urges USDA to Expedite Disaster Assistance for Farmers Following Frances
Sep 17 2004 // Following the Governor’s initial request, the Georgia State Emergency Board is recommending approximately 100 counties for federal disaster assistance. Georgia’s crops were severely impacted by the high winds...
Farmers Sues L.A. Body Shop for Alleged Fraud
Sep 2 2004 // Farmers Insurance Exchange has begun serving civil summons and complaints upon a Los Angeles body shop and its director, accusing them of taking part in a scheme designed to defraud Farmers and its policyholders. The civil...
Farmers Insurance Cautions Vehicle Owners on Windshield Replacement Scams
Aug 10 2004 // Driving with a cracked or broken windshield puts both drivers and their passengers at risk. In fact, insurance companies in some states are required by law to waive the deductible for damaged or broken windshields in an...
Best Announces Ratings on 55 Canadian P/C Insurers
Aug 9 2004 // A.M. Best Co. has “affirmed the financial strength ratings of 38 Canadian insurers, downgraded the ratings of four, upgraded the ratings of nine and assigned initial ratings to four Canadian property/casualty...
