Midwest Chicken Farmers Struggle to Feed Flocks After Closure of Producer October 21, 2024 By Summer Ballentine Dozens of farmers in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin are scrambling to feed their flocks after a struggling organic broiler chicken...
Farm Labor Contractor to Pay Damages Over Pregnancy Discrimination Charge October 18, 2024 Family Fresh Harvesting, LLC, a farm labor contractor which provides temporary H-2A visas to agricultural workers at nurseries in Michigan...
Family of Black Man Killed by Ohio Police Agree to Settlement October 18, 2024 AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A family is settling a wrongful death lawsuit against Ohio police who fired 94 bullets at...
Insurtech on the Silicon Prairie to be Held in Omaha October 17, 2024 The Nebraska Department of Insurance shared that Insurtech on the Silicon Prairie will take place in Omaha on Oct. 28-29,...
Michigan to Pay $13M After Shooter Drill Terrified Psychiatric Hospital for Kids October 17, 2024 By Ed White DETROIT (AP) — A judge has approved a $13 million settlement in a lawsuit over an unannounced active shooter drill...
Fitch Revises Cincinnati Financial’s Outlook to Positive From Stable October 16, 2024 Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ‘A+’ (Strong) Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings for Cincinnati Financial Corporation’s (CINF) three property/casualty insurance...
Department of Labor Expands Grain Handling Safety Program in Midwest October 16, 2024 The U.S. Department of Labor announced this month that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched a regional emphasis program...
Wisconsin Officials Requiring Burning Permits Amid Dry Conditions October 16, 2024 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials are requiring people in 13 counties to obtain burning permits as dry conditions continue....
AM Best Revises Outlook to Positive for Kansas’ Upland Mutual October 15, 2024 AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and...
Nebraska Grain Cooperative Faces $500K Fine for Exposing Workers to Hazards October 15, 2024 Federal investigators found life-threatening hazards at a Nebraska grain cooperative, where workers faced risks of fire and explosions due to...