Latest Agribusiness Headlines
All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Farmers vows to appeal California court ruling
Sep 25 2006 // Farmers Insurance Exchange will appeal a decision by a San Diego Superior Court regarding premium payment plans offered to its customers in California and Nevada. In September, San Diego County Superior Court Judge Jay M....
Farmers ask U.S. Senate panel for disaster relief program in next farm bill
Sep 25 2006 // Agriculture groups told a U.S. Senate panel in Texas this month that they want the next farm bill to include disaster relief for farmers and ranchers reeling from billions of dollars lost to the drought. They shared their...
Agriculture industry starved for ways to reduce terrorism risk
Sep 25 2006 // The war against terrorism may be focused mostly in the Middle East, but people should also pay attention closer to home–especially to the U.S. agriculture industry, according to Dr. Jerry R. Gillespie, director of...
Farmers vows to appeal California court ruling
Sep 25 2006 // Farmers Insurance Exchange will appeal a decision by a San Diego Superior Court regarding premium payment plans offered to its customers in California and Nevada. In September, San Diego County Superior Court Judge Jay M....
Agriculture industry starved for ways to reduce terrorism targets
Sep 25 2006 // The war against terrorism may be focused mostly in the Middle East, but people also should pay attention closer to home — especially to the U.S. agriculture industry, according to Dr. Jerry R. Gillespie, director of...
Editor’s Note: What would Popeye do?
Sep 25 2006 // The nationwide recall of bags of fresh spinach due to the contamination of some brands by the E.coli virus might not have affected Popeye at all—since he ate his essential greens out of a can—but it’s...
Farms need specialty breakdown coverage for critical equipment
Sep 25 2006 // Information technology plays an important part in production and a computer’s sensitive electronic circuits are susceptible to electrical damage. … Add the mechanical equipment it takes to run a farm and the...
California company recalls bagged spinach with concerns over U.S. E. coli outbreak
Sep 25 2006 // A California natural foods company has been linked to a nationwide E. coli outbreak that has killed one person and sickened nearly 100 others. Food and Drug Administration officials said that they received reports of...
Advisory Group Expands Valuation Service for Agents, Insurers
Sep 22 2006 // Wheaton, Ill.-based The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) announced this week that it is expanding the availability of property valuation services provided by e2Value, Inc. to insurers that use the...
Insurer Group Presents 2006 Service Awards
Sep 20 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies presented 2006 Service Awards at its annual business meeting held this week in Tampa, Fla. The five recepients included Midwesterner Terry Wendorff, CPCU, president...
NAMIC Awards Minn. Professional Farm Mutual Manager of the Year
Sep 19 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) recently awarded Pricilla “Cilla” Hughes, manager, Hope Mutual Insurance Company, Tyler, Minn., the Professional Farm Mutual Manager (PFMM) of the...
Midwest Agribusiness Conference Scheduled for October
Sep 19 2006 // Insurance Skills Center and the Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa will present a two-day conference focusing on farm and agribusiness insurance risks, Oct. 9-10, 2006 in Des Moines, Iowa. The Midwest Agribusiness...
Spinach Company: E-Coli Due to Non-Organic Products
Sep 19 2006 // The company whose fresh spinach was linked to an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 109 people in several states including Indiana said its organic products had been cleared of contamination, while health...
Salazar Seeks Federal Disaster Loans for Farmers Who Lost Wells
Sep 19 2006 // Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar said he has asked federal agriculture officials to reconsider their decision to deny drought disaster loans to farmers on the Eastern Plains whose wells were shut off in a water rights...
Tampering Not Suspected in E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Spinach
Sep 19 2006 // Tampering is not suspected in an outbreak of E. coli linked to fresh spinach, federal health officials said Monday as they continue to probe the source of the contamination and warned consumers to continue to avoid fresh...
Agency Management Resource Group Hosts Agribusiness Conference
Sep 18 2006 // Agency Management Resource Group is hosting its first annual Agribusiness Conference at Lake Shastina Golf Resort in Northern California. The event will be held on Thursday, Oct. 5 and Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, from 8 a.m. to...
California Company Recalling Bagged Spinach due to U.S. E. coli Outbreak
Sep 18 2006 // A California natural foods company was linked to a nationwide E. coli outbreak that has killed one person and sickened nearly 100 others. Supermarkets across the country pulled spinach from shelves, and consumers tossed...
Midlands Rolls Out Sustainable Farm Insurance Program
Sep 15 2006 // Oklahoma City, Okla.-based Midlands Management Corporation announced the launch of a Sustainable Farm Insurance Program, a multi-line insurance program designed to meet the unique needs of agricultural farmers following...
Gov. Henry Removes Northwestern Okla., Metro Areas From Burn Ban
Sep 14 2006 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has lifted a month-old statewide burn ban for about half the state, saying rainfall in recent weeks had helped relieve wildfire dangers. Henry’s order lifted burn prohibitions in much of...
Farmers Vows to Appeal California Court Ruling
Sep 7 2006 // Farmers Insurance Exchange announced it will vigorously oppose a decision by a San Diego Superior Court regarding premium payment plans offered to its customers in California and Nevada. “On behalf of our customers...
