A devastating outbreak of African swine fever that has killed millions of pigs in China is changing attitudes in a country where farm hygiene has often been seen as lax by international standards. From farms to feed mills to transport, …
As many as half of China’s breeding pigs have either died from African swine fever or been slaughtered because of the spreading disease, twice as many as officially acknowledged, according to the estimates of four people who supply large farms. …
Vietnam has culled more than 2.5 million pigs to contain the spread of an African swine fever outbreak that is in danger of infecting every province of the country, an agriculture ministry official said on Tuesday. The virus, which is …
South Korea said Friday that it is scrambling to prevent the spread of the highly contagious African swine fever on its pig industry after North Korea confirmed an outbreak at a farm near its border with China. South Korea’s agriculture …
MS Amlin announced an upgrade of of a digital trading solution to upgrade its “Countrywise insurance” service, which provides agricultural motor insurance for brokers and their clients in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Accessible 24/7 from any device with an …
Washington farmers have lost at least $336 million due to the ongoing drought, a figure that is likely to climb as more information becomes available. The Capital Press reported that a state Department of Agriculture report estimated dollar losses for …
Bermuda-based Ironshore International announced the acquisition of the reinsurance renewal rights to Novae Group’s global agriculture reinsurance portfolio. The transfer is conditional on Lloyd’s approval and is expected to be completed in November 2015. Novae’s team of five agriculture reinsurance …
Sierra Specialty has launched a new program that provides general liability & professional liability for agri-services, including agricultural crop spraying; advisors & farm managers; pest & weed applicators & advisors; farm labor contractors; farm machinery operators; and landscape contractors & …
The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. (HSB), part of Munich Re, has launched a new farm equipment and machinery breakdown coverage with expanded insurance for mobile implements and the precision electronics that control them, among other enhancements. HSB’s …
You can still shake your climate moneymaker. Climate change certainly didn’t carry the day in the November elections. It shouldn’t be news to anyone that the topic ushered in few if any victories for those who had it high on …
