US Chicken, Pork Plant Workers Face Higher Health Risks, USDA Studies Confirm January 14, 2025 By Tom Polansek Workers in U.S. chicken and pork plants face higher risks than other manufacturing workers for musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal...
Colorado Workers with Bird Flu Toiled in Heat, Without Effective Protective Gear July 17, 2024 By Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen Colorado workers who contracted bird flu were working during extreme heat and under large fans, factors that made wearing protective...
Markets/Coverages: NIP Expands GrowPro Program to Include Agricultural Property August 4, 2023 NIP Group announced the nationwide expansion of its GrowPro insurance program. Originally designed to cater to hydroponic growers, greenhouse operators,...
Montana’s Resilient Fishing Economy Tested by Climate Change September 14, 2022 Montana’s fishing economy has proven resilient amid the impacts of drought, but a new study suggests that 35% of its...
Drought Will Impact Pacific Northwest This Summer, Experts Warn May 24, 2022 Drought is expected to impact much of the Pacific Northwest this summer, including areas in eastern Washington, southern Oregon and...
Drought Indicators in Western States Flash Warnings of the ‘Big One’ June 24, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan and Elizabeth Elkin Sarah Brunner opened the irrigation spigots on her farm in March, three months early. The rain should have still been...
New Mexico Lawmakers Say Farmers Shortchanged on Disaster Aid October 19, 2020 By Susan Montoya Bryan New Mexico’s congressional delegation is calling for more oversight of a federal agency after some farmers and ranchers were shortchanged...
Wyoming’s Governor is Seeking Disaster Help for Beet Farmers December 12, 2019 Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon is asking for a federal disaster declaration to help farmers affected by cold weather in October....
Washington Wheat Farmers Oppose Proposed Trump Budget Cuts to Crop Insurance February 20, 2018 Washington state wheat farmers are protesting cuts to their safety net programs in a budget proposal released by President Donald...
Idaho Manure Pond Deaths Raise Concerns About Farmworker Safety July 18, 2017 By Audrey Dutton It was still dark the morning Ruperto Vazquez-Carrera began his shift at Sunrise Organic Dairy in Idaho. It was mid-February...