As the newest member of the House Agriculture Committee Congressman John Garamendi says he plans to put crop insurance, agricultural research, conservation programs, food security and the marketing of regional crops worldwide at the top of his list of priorities. …
Agriculture continues to play an important role in Utah’s economy, according to a Utah State University study. The study found that when taking into account related industries such as food processing, agriculture contributed $17.5 billion to the state’s economy in …
In the gently rolling hills of Oklahoma ranch country is a place that has seen more than its share of destructive weather – tornadoes, ice storms and floods, year after year, for half of the last decade. In fact, Caddo …
A new sigma study – Partnering for food security in emerging markets – from Swiss Re concludes that “global agricultural production must increase by 60 percent to feed the world’s population, which will reach 9 billion by 2050.” The study …
The agricultural insurance market is facing rising demand along with pressures to adapt to changes in farming and to become more efficient in delivering products. Increasing world demand for food is driving up commodity prices for corn, soybeans, wheat and …
