Latest Agribusiness Headlines
All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Calif. Issues Declaration of Insurance Emergency in Agricultural Freeze
Jan 23 2007 // A recent proclamation by California’s Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is allowing out-of-state insurance adjusters to be dispatched to California’s agricultural community to assist in the state of...
Texas Cooperative Extension Hosts Crop, Livestock Insurance Course
Jan 23 2007 // The Texas Cooperative Extension will be hosting a one-day course on Feb. 26 on incorporating federal crop and livestock insurance into marketing plans. The Extension is an educational organization provided by the U.S....
Kan. Snowstorm Damages Will Exceed $360 Million, Officials Say
Jan 22 2007 // Damage from the crippling late-December snowstorm that blanketed western Kansas with snow and ice, downing power lines and killing thousands of head of cattle, will exceed $360 million. The Kansas Adjutant General’s...
Calif. Farmers Still Assessing Damage After 5-Day Freeze
Jan 22 2007 // As the chill air descended on California last weekend, citrus farmers were already prepared for the worst. Past freezes in 1990 and 1998 taught the state’s growers to insure crops that are one frigid night, hail...
Freezing Temperatures Wreak Havoc on Calif. Agriculture, Water Pipes
Jan 19 2007 // A deep freeze that has ruined many winter crops in California’s agricultural zones has also wreaked havoc on the state’s urban centers in the form of frozen, broken pipes. Fire departments across Southern...
Insurance Skills Center Hosts 20th Annual Agribusiness Conference
Jan 18 2007 // Insurance Skills Center is hosting its 20th Annual Agribusiness Conference on March 14-15, 2007, in Sacramento, Calif. The conference will focus on specialized farm and agricultural insurance education, with seven...
California Citrus Growers Face Big Losses as Cold Snap Continues
Jan 16 2007 // California’s $1 billion citrus industry suffered record-low temperatures this past weekend, and agriculture officials continue to worry about widespread crop destruction. Counties where most of the state’s...
Allianz Buys 2 German Wind Farms
Jan 12 2007 // At first glance it may not seem a very logical investment for an insurance company, but Germany’s Allianz Group has taken a strong stance in support of renewable energy. So the acquisition of two more wind farms...
Lawmakers Pushing FEMA to Speed Up Aid for Colorado Plains
Jan 12 2007 // Colorado lawmakers are trying to put pressure on the federal government to speed up aid to ranchers and county governments digging out from back-to-back blizzards on the southeastern plains. Sens. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., and...
Disaster aid Sought for Okla. Panhandle
Jan 11 2007 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry on Jan. 9 requested a federal disaster declaration from President Bush for three counties in the Oklahoma Panhandle that were hit hard by an ice storm and snow storm last month. Residents of...
Dakotas Senators Push for Permanent Disaster Aid Program
Jan 10 2007 // Senators from the Dakotas are pushing for a permanent program to pay farmers and ranchers who have suffered devastating crop losses. North Dakota Sens. Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad, both Democrats, and South Dakota...
Denver-Based Company Recalling Sausage
Jan 8 2007 // Nearly 16,000 pounds of beef and buffalo sausage marketed as Maverick Sausage have been recalled from stores in 18 states, including Michigan, because of possible contamination with the bacterium Listeria...
Agents, Brokers Set 2007 Legislative Priorities
Jan 3 2007 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) will again confront a number of legislative issues important to agents and brokers at both the state and federal levels in 2007,...
Authorities Work to Bring Hay, Groceries to Plains
Jan 3 2007 // Colorado officials scrambled to find helicopters and other equipment on Tuesday in an effort to get hay to thousands of stranded cattle in the southeasten part of the state, five days after a snowstorm buried the region in...
E. Coli Outbreaks Have Industry, Government Increasing Safety
Jan 3 2007 // In light of food poisoning outbreaks involving spinach and lettuce, the government and the produce industry are scrambling to make leafy greens safer before the spring planting season. New guidelines from the industry are...
Government, Industry Push to Protect Food Chain
Jan 2 2007 // In light of food poisoning outbreaks involving spinach and lettuce, the government and the produce industry are scrambling to make leafy greens safer before the spring planting season. New guidelines from the industry are...
Colo. Governor-Elect Makes More Appointments
Jan 2 2007 // Farmer and longtime Prowers County Commissioner John Stulp will be nominated to head the Colorado Agriculture Department, Gov.-elect Bill Ritter said. The Democrat also said he would appoint Manitou Springs Mayor Marcy...
Watkins Joins Abram Interstate’s Commercial Lines Department
Dec 29 2006 // Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. located in Rocklin, Calif., has added Aimee Watkins to its Commercial Lines Department. Watkins began her career in the insurance industry six years ago. Working at Networked...
Washington’s New Minimum Wage Takes Effect in January
Dec 28 2006 // Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries has increased the state’s minimum wage 30 cents to $7.93 per hour beginning Jan. 1, 2007. L&I recalculates the state’s minimum wage each year in...
Idaho Governor-Elect Appoints Deal to Head Department of Insurance
Dec 27 2006 // Gov.-elect Butch Otter has appointed three Republicans with close ties to his campaign to lead state agencies, including state Rep. Bill Deal, who takes over at the Department of Insurance after losing a bid for Idaho...
