Latest Agribusiness Headlines
All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Key Flood and Crop Insurance Votes Could Come This Week
Jan 27 2014 // This week could see important Senate votes on a bill on the federal flood insurance program that is linked with an agent and broker licensing measure, as well House approval of a farm bill that includes crop insurance and...
Drought Emergency Proclaimed by California Governor
Jan 27 2014 // Jerry BrownCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown in mid-January proclaimed a state of emergency and directed state officials to take all necessary actions to prepare for drought conditions. “We can’t make it rain, but we...
Alabama Jury Awards Farmhand $4M for Genital Injury
Jan 24 2014 // A south Alabama jury has decided a farm owner should pay a former worker $4 million in damages for an on-the-job accident that left the man with skinned genitals. AL.com reported that Gerald Lymon was holding onto the boom...
Disaster Declarations Issued for 11 States with Severe Drought Conditions
Jan 23 2014 // Federal officials have designated portions of 11 drought-ridden western and central states as primary natural disaster areas, highlighting the financial strain the lack of rain is likely to bring to farmers in those...
Florida Citrus Crop Weathers Overnight Cold
Jan 17 2014 // Cold weather overnight did not harm oranges and other fruit across Florida’s citrus-growing regions, the state’s leading growers association said on Friday. “Came through in good shape. No reports of...
Congressional Negotiations on Farm Bill Said Close to Deal
Jan 16 2014 // Negotiations in Congress on the long overdue U.S. farm bill could be completed this week after progress was stalled by a disagreement over a dairy price support program, a senator said on Wednesday. The five-year farm...
PCI Elects Southern Farm Bureau Casualty’s Wallace to Board of Governors
Jan 15 2014 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has elected Duff Wallace, president and chief executive officer of Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co., to its board of governors. Wallace assumed the...
Farmers Told to Expect Crop Insurance Program to Expand
Jan 13 2014 // The federal crop insurance program is expected to expand in 2014, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) official told farmers at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention. Tim Hoffmann, director of...
Supreme Court Nixes Organic Farmers’ Appeal on Monsanto Seed Patent
Jan 13 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court refused to let organic farmers and seed sellers challenge Monsanto Co.’s patents on genetically modified seeds. The justices today left intact a federal appeals court decision that threw out a...
U.S. Crops Escaping Cold Snap with Little Damage
Jan 8 2014 // U.S. crops are escaping record- setting cold weather with little damage, while the arctic blast drove cattle prices to a record as animals struggle to gain weight. The coldest spots in Florida citrus groves were near...
Florida Oranges Dodge Bullet, Escape Damage From Freezing Temperatures
Jan 7 2014 // Orange groves in Florida, the world’s biggest grower after Brazil, escaped cold weather damage overnight as frigid air set records across the Midwest. The coldest spots in Florida citrus groves were near freezing,...
Toole Named President of Worth Casualty
Jan 7 2014 // Michael G. Toole (Mike) has accepted the position of president of Fort Worth, Texas-based Worth Casualty Co., effective Jan. 1, 2014, the company announced. Worth Casualty Co. and its affiliated companies –...
Environmental Group Says $7.8 Billion Wasted by Crop Insurance Program
Jan 6 2014 // A report commissioned by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) says that the federal crop insurance program over-compensated Corn Belt farmers by $7.8 billion during the 2012 drought. Insurance payouts that year totaled...
Australia Swelters from Record Heat Wave; Bushfire Warnings Issued
Jan 3 2014 // A searing heat wave is baking central and northern Australia, piling more misery on drought-hit cattle farmers who have been slaughtering livestock as Australia sweltered through the hottest year on record in...
Farmer Woods Group Names Ginzl in Arizona
Dec 27 2013 // Farmer Woods Group hired agent Mike Ginzl in the Phoneix, Ariz. Office. Ginzl specializes in commercial insurance for the technology, landscape and manufacturing industries. Ginzl has worked in insurance for more than 15...
Georgia Agriculture Chief Urges Changes in Federal Food Safety Rules
Dec 27 2013 // New food safety rules proposed by the federal government could prove cumbersome and costly for Georgia farmers, the state’s agriculture commissioner said. Gary Black, a Republican, was among many who asked the U.S....
Poultry Industry Refutes Consumer Reports, Says Chicken Breasts Safe
Dec 27 2013 // U.S. poultry producers have dramatically reduced the presence of harmful bacteria in poultry meat, a trade group said on Friday in defending the food safety record of the industry. “The numbers tell us we’re...
Ohio Flood Control Plan Worries Farmers
Dec 24 2013 // Farmers in northwest Ohio who are upset with a plan being worked out to control flooding along a river met with an Ohio congressman to voice their concerns. The Courier newspaper in Findlay reports that about 120 people...
2 New Mexico Cities Opening Car Charging Stations
Dec 24 2013 // Two New Mexico cities are preparing to begin operating public charging stations for electric vehicles. Last week, Gallup opened a Tesla Motors supercharger station and Farmington is scheduled to open one next month, The...
New Food Safety Rules Delayed to Weigh Farmers’ Concerns: FDA
Dec 20 2013 // Food safety rules the U.S. planned to implement this year are being delayed by months because the requirements were too complex for some farmers, regulators said. Two core rules of the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011...
