Latest Agribusiness Headlines
All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
NC Farm Bureau Can Keep $24 Million in Green Energy Tax Credits, Court Says
Apr 6 2023 // An insurance company is entitled to generous tax credits even if the carrier did not invest directly in renewable energy projects, a North Carolina court has decided, striking down a $24 million tax assessment by the...
Wisconsin Farm Reaches $215K Pollution Settlement
Mar 27 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A factory farm has agreed to pay the Wisconsin Department of Justice $215,000 to settle pollution allegations. The Legislature’s finance committee is slated to approve the deal during a...
Wind Farm in Southern Texas Draws Resistance
Mar 17 2023 // DEL RIO, Texas (AP) – Long before a Chinese spy balloon captivated and spooked the U.S. public, Kyle Bass foresaw what he deemed another foreign danger slated for skies above the Texas-Mexico border: wind...
Appeals Court in NC Says Undercover Filming of Farms is Protected Speech
Feb 28 2023 // In a decision that animal rights advocates are calling a big win over big agricultural interests, a federal appeals court last week struck down part of a North Carolina law, declaring that it violated the constitutional...
Livestock Operations Grow as Demand Rises; Nationwide’s Cumings Sees Direct-to-Consumer Models Adding Additional Liability Risk
Feb 20 2023 // Specialization is critical in the cattle business and increased consumer demand for protein is driving new trends, including niche farms that offer direct-to-consumer strategies. In today’s evolving and growing...
Maine Proposal Would Buy Out Farms Contaminated by PFAS Chemicals
Feb 16 2023 // A Maine lawmaker has proposed a bill to require the state to offer to buy out farmers whose land was contaminated by long-lasting chemicals caused by the spreading of sludge. The chemicals are PFAS chemicals, which are...
Viewpoint: Interest in America’s World-Class Crop Insurance Continues to Grow
Feb 8 2023 // Now standing firmly one month into 2023, we can look back at the previous year with pride that we were able to meet many of its challenges with the stability and confidence our agricultural community offers to help feed...
Estimated 100,000 Hens Die in Blaze at Connecticut’s Hillendale Farms
Feb 1 2023 // BOZRAH, Conn. (AP) — An estimated 100,000 hens died in a weekend fire at a Connecticut farm owned by one of the country’s largest egg producers, Connecticut officials confirmed Monday. It’s one of several...
Suspect in Shootings in Northern California Was Agricultural Employee
Jan 25 2023 // An agricultural worker killed seven people in back-to-back shootings at two mushroom farms that had employed him in Northern California and the massacre is believed to be a “workplace violence incident,”...
Missouri Dairy Producer to Settle $140K Disability Discrimination Suit
Jan 12 2023 // ST. LOUIS – Hiland Dairy Foods, a Springfield, Missouri-based producer and distributor of dairy products, will pay $140,000 to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Fire Floods Wisconsin Dairy Plant With Butter
Jan 9 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The state Department of Natural Resource is helping local government workers clean up after a fire flooded a dairy plant with butter. The fire broke out in a butter storage room at the Associated...
Mississippi Farms Settle Suits Over South African Laborers’ Higher Wages
Jan 9 2023 // Two agriculture businesses in the Mississippi Delta and some Black farm workers have settled the workers’ lawsuits over claims the farms hired white laborers from South Africa and paid them more than the local Black...
Florida Crops Appear to Have Escaped Serious Damage From Unusually Cold Weather
Dec 29 2022 // Florida’s citrus, fruit and vegetable crops appear to have escaped any widespread damage from some of the coldest weather in years, officials with state growers associations said Tuesday. A cloud cover helped protect...
Fire Heavily Damages Buildings at Indiana Farmers’ Co-Op
Dec 20 2022 // DILLSBORO, Ind. (AP) – A fire heavily damaged buildings at a southeastern Indiana farmers’ co-operative that provides livestock feed, producing flames visible miles away, officials and witnesses...
Fire on Vermont Dairy Farm Destroys Barn, Kills 40 Cows
Dec 15 2022 // GRAND ISLE, Vt. (AP) — Fire has destroyed a Grand Isle dairy barn and killed about 40 cows trapped inside, Vermont State Police said Tuesday. A neighbor spotted the flames coming from the north end of the barn Monday...
USDA: Florida Orange Crop Down 36% After Two Hurricanes
Dec 12 2022 // Production of oranges in Florida this season is forecast to be down 36% from earlier estimates, in part a reflection of twin hurricanes that battered growing regions, according to U.S. Agriculture Department figures...
Rokstone to Launch Ohio-Based Farm and Ranch Division
Nov 28 2022 // Rokstone Agriculture Risk Underwriters, the U.S. specialist agriculture division of the International Speciality (Re)Insurance MGA, Rokstone, has acquired two US market leading senior underwriters to launch a new...
Police: 4 Dead at Oklahoma Pot Farm Were ‘Executed,’ Chinese Citizens
Nov 28 2022 // LACEY, Okla. (AP) – Police have identified a suspect in the slayings of four people at an Oklahoma marijuana farm but said they aren’t releasing a name because doing so could put more people in danger. Authorities...
Suspect Sought After 4 Killed at Oklahoma Marijuana Farm
Nov 23 2022 // LACEY, Okla. (AP) – Authorities have “a suspect in mind” after four people were found dead and one injured at a marijuana farm in rural Oklahoma, but no arrests have been announced. Oklahoma State Bureau of...
10,000 Mink Loose, Missing After Vandalism at Ohio Farm
Nov 18 2022 // VAN WERT, Ohio (AP) – Vandalism freed thousands of mink at a rural northwest Ohio farm, leaving an estimated 10,000 of the small carnivorous mammals unaccounted for Tuesday evening, the local sheriff said. So many minks...
