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Nebraska’s Emergency Management Agency Strained by Record Floods
Sep 10 2019 // Nebraska state emergency officials who faced record floods this summer are now scrambling to boost their ranks with more workers to help residents recover and rebuild their communities. The Nebraska Emergency Management...
The Aftermath of Hurricane Dorian: Southeast States ‘Dodged a Bullet’
Sep 10 2019 // Residents and the insurance industry in Southeast states are feeling relieved after Hurricane Dorian grazed the U.S. coastline last week just days after it caused catastrophic damage in the Bahamas. While the storm was at...
Nebraska Farm Bureau: Trade War to Cost State’s Farmers $943M This Year
Sep 5 2019 // The Nebraska Farm Bureau estimates the ongoing trade dispute will cost the state’s farmers $943 million in lost revenue this year, but those losses will be partly offset by aid payments from the government. Nebraska...
Accused of Stealing $91K Worth of Texas Cattle, Louisiana Man Arrested Again
Sep 5 2019 // A Rapides Parish, Louisiana, man wanted for livestock theft in Texas has been arrested in Louisiana, according to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF). Justin G. Thompson of 127 Pilgrim Road,...
U.S. Cotton, Peanuts at Risk as Hurricane Makes Northward Turn
Sep 4 2019 // With Florida orange groves seemingly escaping major damage from Hurricane Dorian, concern now turns to soy, corn and cotton fields as well as livestock in Georgia and the Carolinas as the hurricane churns northward. North...
2019 Extreme Weather Leads to Agriculture Disaster Areas in 45 Mississippi Counties
Sep 2 2019 // U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has named 45 Mississippi counties primary natural disaster areas because of freezing, flooding, flash flooding and excessive rain. Producers who had losses from those causes since...
Hemp Crops in Hawaii Unusable Because of High THC Levels
Aug 28 2019 // More than half of hemp crops cultivated in Hawaii in the past year were unusable due to high THC levels, officials said. The crops cultivated for the state’s hemp industry tested above the federal limit for the...
USDA: Crop Insurance Covers Loss from Irrigation Tunnel Collapse
Aug 26 2019 // Farmers in western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming left without a way to water crops following the collapse of a massive irrigation tunnel in July will be covered by federal crop insurance. That word came Friday from the U.S....
South Carolina CBD Stores Face Uncertainty, Raids After AG Opinion on Hemp
Aug 26 2019 // Top Hat Tobacco and Cigar owner Todd Smith was on his way out of town July 13 for a rare day off when his phone rang. A friend manning the store for him was on the other end, and told him Anderson County deputies were in...
45 Mississippi Counties Declared Primary Agriculture Disaster Areas Due to Weather
Aug 23 2019 // U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has named 45 Mississippi counties primary natural disaster areas because of freezing, flooding, flash flooding and excessive rain. Producers who had losses from those causes since...
5,000 And Counting in Louisiana’s Medical Marijuana Program
Aug 21 2019 // Two weeks after Louisiana patients began receiving medical marijuana, the program is humming along without supply disruption and with thousands of people receiving the drug for medical use, regulatory officials and the...
Lawsuit Accuses Oregon Group of Falsely Advertising Dairy Products
Aug 21 2019 // A class-action lawsuit claims that an Oregon creamery association falsely advertises the source of its milk, a report said. The lawsuit was filed by the Animal Legal Defense Fund against the Tillamook County Creamery...
Number of Wildfires Down in Louisiana Over 10-Year Period
Aug 20 2019 // The number of wildfires in Louisiana has dropped significantly over the past decade, agriculture and forestry officials say. According to records, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) firefighters...
2019 Planting Season Is Ohio’s Worst Weather Weather-Wise, USDA Says
Aug 20 2019 // U.S. Department of Agriculture numbers show Ohio farmers have been hit with the state’s worst weather-prevented planting season on record. The Columbus Dispatch reports the data released this week shows Ohio had the...
Edison International to Face Trial Over Woolsey Wildfire Claim in April
Aug 19 2019 // The first trial to determine if Edison International’s Southern California utility is liable for damages from the Woolsey wildfire that tore through Malibu last year will begin on April 27, a judge said. California...
Marijuana Access Reduces Opioid-Related Deaths: Research
Aug 15 2019 // Marijuana access leads to reductions in opioid-related deaths, according to new research using data from 1999 through 2017. Investigators found that legalization and access to recreational marijuana cause a significant...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Georgia Farm Bureau Group Members
Aug 13 2019 // AM Besthas revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “bbb-” of Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. and...
EU Fights Spread of African Swine Fever with 10 Countries Now Affected
Aug 12 2019 // The European Union faces an urgent challenge in tackling an outbreak of African swine fever which threatens Bulgaria’s pig breeding industry, a Commission spokeswoman said on Thursday. Ten EU nations are currently...
Medical Marijuana Heading to Dispensary Shelves in Louisiana
Aug 5 2019 // Medical marijuana is expected to start reaching select dispensaries in Louisiana on Tuesday, after the state agriculture department completed final testing and cleared therapeutic cannabis for release to...
Kentucky Tobacco Farmer Pleads Guilty in Crop Insurance Fraud Scheme
Aug 5 2019 // A tobacco farmer in Kentucky has pleaded guilty to conspiring to submit false claims on crop insurance policies. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Keith A. Foley submitted the plea July 22 and admitted to fraud totaling...
