Farmers Balk as Trump Budget Caps Crop Insurance Subsidies May 25, 2017 By Tom Polansek and Mark Weinraub U.S. farm groups on Tuesday pushed back against President Donald Trump’s proposal to slash agriculture spending, viewing it as a...
Chipotle Quietly Settles Sick Customers’ Claims Out of Court September 9, 2016 By Tom Polansek Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to financial settlements with more than 100 customers who fell ill after eating at its...
Officials, Poultry Producers Hope Nationwide Testing Contains Indiana Bird Flu January 29, 2016 By Tom Polansek In the two weeks since bird flu reappeared in Indiana, U.S. veterinarians have swabbed the mouths of chickens and turkeys...
Futures Industry Looks to Insurance After MF Global Collapse December 10, 2012 By Ann Saphir and Tom Polansek Long-derided as unsuitable for sophisticated futures markets, insurance is getting a surge of attention heading into the new year as...
Record Number of Farmers Expected to File Crop Insurance Claims July 20, 2012 By Ben Berkowitz and Tom Polansek The drought ravaging America’s prime farmland is having an unexpected consequence that could shape the future of agricultural finance: in...