Latest Agribusiness Headlines
All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Most of Country at Risk for Major Flooding This Spring
Mar 22 2019 // The deluge that devastated so much of the Midwest over the last week could be a preview for one of the worst years for flooding in the U.S., according to federal weather officials. Now flooding is occurring at St. Joseph,...
Conservation, CarFax-Like Disclosure, Means-Test in Mix of Flood Insurance Reforms
Mar 21 2019 // The federal flood insurance program has a knack for inspiring ideas from reformers across the political spectrum on how to improve government. If some of today’s reformers get their way, flood insurance will become a...
‘Devastation Is Everywhere’ in Flooded Communities Along Missouri River
Mar 20 2019 // A string of small Missouri towns prepared for the next deluge along the raging Missouri River on Wednesday after flooding wreaked nearly $1.5 billion in damage in Nebraska, killing at least four people and leaving another...
Farm Bureau: Flooding-Related Ag Losses in Nebraska Nearing $1B
Mar 20 2019 // The Nebraska Farm Bureau president says farm and ranch losses to the devastating flooding could reach $1 billion in the state. President Steve Nelson estimates $400 million on crop losses because of crops that will be...
Washington Blizzard Killed 1,850 Cows, Yakima Farmers Reeling
Mar 20 2019 // The unexpected blizzard that swept through the Yakima Valley on Feb. 9 was just one more clobbering for the region’s dairy farms. The number of dairy farms in the state has plummeted from 2,500 in 1993 to 377 in...
Regulators Wonder If One Farm’s Tainted Milk Is Isolated Case or Broader Problem
Mar 20 2019 // For Maine dairy farmer Fred Stone, the discovery in 2016 that his cows were producing tainted milk has since brought financial ruin and threatened to shut down a century-old family business. Now state regulators and health...
Wisconsin Salmonella Cases Prompt Recall of Butterball Ground Turkey
Mar 19 2019 // Butterball LLC issued a voluntarily recall of more than 78,000 pounds (35,400 kilograms) of raw ground turkey products nationwide as Wisconsin health officials investigate four salmonella cases in the state. The U.S....
More Rain Forecast as Midwest, Great Plains Continue to Deal With River Flooding
Mar 19 2019 // The Great Plains and Midwest, struggling with flooding that inundated roads and farms and pushed rivers to record heights, is set to get more rain ahead, with light showers forecast over the next few days and a heavier...
Hanson Insurance Group Acquires Assets of KMI Insurance in Oregon
Mar 15 2019 // Hanson Insurance Group of Corvallis has acquired KMI Insurance LLC of McMinnville, Ore. KMI will be merging into the Hanson Insurance Group name. Kelly McDonald of KMI Insurance will continue to serve as an advisor to his...
Ratings of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Upgraded
Mar 15 2019 // AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a” from “a-” of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co....
AM Best Revises Outlooks for Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company
Mar 14 2019 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” for the members of the Virginia Farm Bureau...
Trump Budget Would Cut Crop Insurance Subsidies
Mar 13 2019 // President Donald Trump’s “I LOVE YOU!” tweet to farmers is facing another challenge: Budget cuts that will slash subsidies for crop insurance and small growers. Trump’s 2020 budget, released Monday,...
Minnesota Governor: Collapsing Dairy Barns Threaten State’s Economy
Mar 12 2019 // Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says dairy barns collapsing due to heavy snowfall are threatening the state’s economy. Walz and Sen. Tina Smith met with dairy farmers near Altura in southeastern Minnesota on Saturday. Dozens...
California Race Track Imposing New Safety, Welfare Rules for Horses
Mar 11 2019 // California’s Santa Anita racetrack will impose new rules to scrutinize horses training on its racetrack and add a director of equine welfare following the deaths of 21 horses since Dec. 26. The main dirt track and...
China Re Launches Renewable Energy Consortium for Offshore Wind Farms in China
Mar 11 2019 // China Re Corp. announced the launch of a renewable energy consortium at Lloyd’s, focused on project specific reinsurance for the construction and operation of offshore wind farms in mainland China. China Re’s...
Pork Giant Loses Another Nuisance Lawsuit by North Carolina Neighbors
Mar 11 2019 // Smithfield Foods was found responsible Friday for a fifth time for nuisances neighbors suffered from waste generated by thousands of the company’s hogs. Jurors determined the pork giant should pay $420,000 after four...
Massachusetts’ Wellfleet Hires Farmer as Vice President
Mar 7 2019 // Wellfleet, a Springfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Hathaway company specializing in accident and health insurance benefits, has hired William Farmer as vice president of National Distribution and Workplace Benefits. Farmer,...
Ohio Insurance Commissioner: Crop Insurance Deadline Is March 15
Mar 6 2019 // Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) Director Jillian Froment is reminding farmers that the final date to purchase or modify federal crop insurance coverage on 2019 spring-planted crops is March 15. Crop insurance is sold...
Some Wisconsin Farm Buildings Buckling Under Weight of Snow
Feb 26 2019 // Wisconsin farmers are facing a buildup of snow that’s causing damage to some structures as the state continues to get hit by unrelenting winter weather. Some farmers are watching their buildings buckle under the...
Southern California Gas Leak Settlement Raises Stink
Feb 26 2019 // A stink is being raised over a $120 million court settlement from the nation’s largest-known natural gas leak and it’s not about money, but cow manure. Environmental groups have criticized a plan to put more...
