Latest Agribusiness Headlines
All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Farmers Insurance Adding 600 New Agents to Grow in Ohio
Aug 1 2007 // The Farmers Insurance Group is tired of being a minor player in Ohio, one of the most lucrative insurance markets in the country. The nation’s No. 3 property and casualty insurer, part of global giant Zurich...
Farmers Wins Landmark Body Shop Fraud Lawsuit
Jul 27 2007 // Following a jury trial, a Los Angeles judge signed a $163,387 award to Farmers Insurance Exchange in a body shop fraud lawsuit with future hearings expected to double the monetary award. The Court also issued an injunction...
State Rejects Fla. Farm Bureau Home Insurance Rate Increase
Jul 23 2007 // The state will deny a planned home insurance rate increase by Florida Farm Bureau’s two property insurance companies, which have about 140,000 homeowners policies, the Office for Insurance Regulation said. Florida...
PA. BILL LIMITS FARM OWNERS’ LIABILITY FOR HUNTING ACCIDENTS
Jul 23 2007 // A bill limiting Pennsylvania farmers’ liability for hunting accidents on their properties has flown through the House and Senate and been sent to Gov. Edward Rendell for signing. The measure was backed by...
Pa. bill limits farm owners’ liability for hunting accidents
Jul 23 2007 // A bill limiting Pennsylvania farmers’ liability for hunting accidents on their properties has flown through the House and Senate and been sent to Gov. Edward Rendell for signing. The measure was backed by...
Makers of 2,4-D Deny Ark. Cotton Growers Crop-damage Claims
Jul 19 2007 // Five manufacturers of the herbicide 2,4-D have denied claims made in a suit by a group of 82 cotton growers in northeast Arkansas who say the companies’ products harmed last year’s crop. The lawsuit filed June...
Farmers Pulls Plan for Homeowners Rate Hike in Texas
Jul 18 2007 // Farmers Insurance will revise its plan for an increase in homeowners rates because Texas regulators indicated they would turn down its initial proposal, officials said. Farmers, the third largest home insurer in Texas,...
Montana Cautions Against Hail Damage
Jul 17 2007 // With the Farmers Almanac predicting an active storm season for remainder of summer, and recent thunderstorms that pounded eastern Montana, Montana State Auditor John Morrison is reminding should serve as a reminder to crop...
Farmers Acquires Right to Use Subordinated Notes for Severe Cat Losses
Jul 12 2007 // Farmers Insurance Group has entered into a committed capital facility providing the company the right to issue $500 million of regulatory capital to cover catastrophic losses over the next five years in the United States....
Ore. Storm Damages Crops
Jul 11 2007 // A severe thunderstorm damaged alfalfa, potato and strawberry crops in southern Oregon. Several alfalfa fields in Malin, where the crop had been more than 4 feet tall, were sheered, as though cut by mowers, the (Klamath...
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Drought Leads Tenn. Gov. to Ask for Disaster Declaration
Jul 9 2007 // Crop and livestock losses in Tennessee caused by this year’s drought has prompted the governor to ask for federal emergency farm relief for the second time this year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has already...
Farmers Offers New Parent Auto Discount in Neb., Mich., S.D.
Jul 6 2007 // The Farmers Insurance Group of Cos. recently announced that it will recognize new parents in the Midwestern states of Nebraska, Michigan, and South Dakota by offering a new parent discount auto insurance policy. The...
Farmers Insurance Group Acquires Bristol West Holdings
Jul 6 2007 // Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Group has completed its acquisition of non-standard auto insurer, Bristol West Holdings Inc., based in Davie, Fla. Farmers officials described the acquisition as a “great...
Bill Limiting Pa. Farm Owners’ Liability for Hunting Accidents On Gov.’s Desk
Jul 5 2007 // A bill limiting Pennsylvania farmers’ liability for hunting accidents on their properties has flown through the House and Senate and been sent to Gov. Edward Rendell for signing. The measure was backed by...
Soybean Crop Disease Found in La. Parishes Avoyelles and Rapides
Jun 26 2007 // Researchers say they’ve found Asian soybean rust, which can spread quickly and heavily damage crops, in central Louisiana. It’s the first time this growing season that the disease has been found on soybeans,...
Calif. Reports Most Agricultural Freeze Claims Settled
Jun 21 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner says most of the farmers affected by the January 2007 freeze have had their crop insurance claims settled, following his meeting with Fresno-area agricultural leaders...
Federal Aid Granted for 95 Tenn. Counties Affected by Spring Freeze
Jun 20 2007 // Gov. Phil Bredesen’s request for federal farm assistance for all 95 counties in Tennessee received approval today from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Bredesen made the request April 11 after record low...
Oak Grove, La., Woman Sentenced in Crop Fraud Case
Jun 14 2007 // A northeast Louisiana woman has been sentenced to 16 months in jail and ordered to pay more than $300,000 in restitution after being convicted of crop insurance fraud. Wendy Gail Hayman, 31, of Oak Grove, was sentenced by...
Tenn. Drought Extends Hardships on Farmers After Easter Freeze
Jun 12 2007 // A double whammy in the form of a sudden freeze followed by drought conditions has hit farms in Tennessee hard, according to agricultural officials. A line of thunderstorms last week wasn’t enough to alleviate the...
