Latest Agribusiness Headlines
All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Farmers Insurance to Pay $100K in 2015 Oklahoma State Homecoming Crash
Jul 5 2017 // An insurance provider whose imprisoned client drove into a crowd at Oklahoma State University’s 2015 homecoming parade will provide $100,000 to the victims. A judge is expected to decide how the money will be divided...
A.M. Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Georgia Farm Bureau Group Members
Jun 28 2017 // A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “bbb-” of Georgia Farm Bureau...
Federal Aid Now Available to Rain-Swamped Louisiana Farmers
Jun 27 2017 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated Evangeline Parish in Louisiana as a primary natural disaster area as the result of losses and damages caused by heavy and excessive rain that occurred from April 4,...
More New York Malt Barley Farmers Eligible for Crop Insurance
Jun 27 2017 // Malt barley farmers in 44 upstate New York counties are now eligible for crop insurance from the federal government. Malt barley is a necessary ingredient in beer and spirits, and the lack of crop insurance had hindered...
Jury Says Syngenta Must Pay Kansas Farmers $217.7M in GMO Corn Case
Jun 26 2017 // A U.S. jury has ordered Syngenta AG to pay $217.7 million to more than 7,000 Kansas farmers over its decision to commercialize a genetically modified strain of corn before China approved importing it. The June 23 verdict...
AIR Worldwide Launches Crop Hail Model for Canada
Jun 26 2017 // Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide announced it has released a Crop Hail Model for Canada to provide crop insurers with a probabilistic view of crop hail risk in Canada. Based on 10,000 simulations of potential...
Alabama Governor Requests Disaster Declaration for Farmers Hit by Storm
Jun 26 2017 // Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is asking for federal assistance for farmers because of crop losses from Tropical Storm Cindy. Ivey sent a letter Friday to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue asking for a disaster...
Highly Contagious Citrus Disease Spreads to Alabama
Jun 23 2017 // A highly contagious bacterial disease that seriously threatens the U.S. citrus industry has been found for the first time in Alabama. Federal and state plant officials confirm that citrus greening was found in leaf and...
6 Arrests Made in Florida Cattle Thefts; 8 Cows Still Missing
Jun 22 2017 // Six men have been charged in two separate cattle thefts at a Florida pasture, and authorities are trying to find eight missing cows. Polk County Sheriff’s officials say four cows and four calves were stolen in April...
Michigan Court Rules for Westfield Insurance in ‘Employee v. Contractor’ Case
Jun 20 2017 // The Michigan Court of Appeals has reversed the ruling of a trial court in a case involving whether a commercial insurer or a personal insurer is responsible for paying no-fault personal injury protection benefits when a...
Nearly 80% of Georgia Peach Crop Wiped Out by Weather
Jun 20 2017 // Georgia’s peach crop is suffering much worse than expected after an overly warm winter and a hard freeze in early spring. Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution at the end of May...
Ratings of Indiana’s American Agricultural Insurance Co. Upgraded
Jun 20 2017 // A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a” from “a-” of American Agricultural...
In Arkansas Lawsuit, Farmers Blame Herbicide for Crop Damage
Jun 16 2017 // A group of Arkansas farmers have filed a class-action lawsuit against the makers of the herbicide dicamba that they blame for damaging their crops. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Jonesboro, Arkansas, against...
Suspected Tornado Damages Nebraska Panhandle Town
Jun 14 2017 // Residents in a small western Nebraska town were clearing away tree and building debris Tuesday after a suspected tornado tore through the town but injured no one. The storm struck Bayard around 7:10 p.m. on June 12,...
Bates Named Vice Chair of Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance
Jun 14 2017 // Mark Bates has been elected as vice chairman of the Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Co., board of directors. Bates will continue his role as chairman for the company’s governance committee. Bates, a 28-year...
Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group Launches Companion Horse Insurance
Jun 13 2017 // Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group has launched a new product for the equine industry that provides veterinary care insurance for companion horses – typically only available for race or performance horses. Policies...
Court Rules Neighbors Can Sue Colorado Pot Grower over Stink
Jun 9 2017 // A Colorado pot farm’s neighbor can sue them for smells and other nuisances that could harm their property values, a federal appeals court ruled. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling revives a lawsuit between...
1st Farmer Lawsuit Against Syngenta over China Trade Begins in Kansas
Jun 6 2017 // The first of tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits went to trial on Monday in Kansas against Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta over its decision to introduce a genetically engineered corn seed variety to the U.S. market...
Midwest Farmers Decry Trump Plans to Cut Ag Subsidies
Jun 5 2017 // Farm groups and some members of Congress from farm states are decrying proposed cuts to crop insurance and other safety net programs for farmers included in President Donald Trump’s budget. The proposed cuts come...
‘Pink Slime’ Media Liability Trial Against ABC Opens in Climate of ‘Fake News’ Claims
Jun 5 2017 // A South Dakota meat processor’s $5.7 billion defamation lawsuit against American Broadcasting Companies Inc., which opens Monday, pits big agriculture against big media, and is a first major court challenge against a...
