China Boosts Farmer Protection With Nationwide Insurance for Major Grains May 22, 2024 By Mei Mei Chu China’s Finance Ministry on Tuesday announced the nationwide implementation of full-cost insurance and planting income insurance policies for rice, wheat...
Update: Floods Strand Cows, Damage Crops as Wild Weather Hits Australia January 9, 2024 By Keira Wright and Amy Bainbridge Heavy rains and flooding across Australia’s southern state of Victoria has damaged crops and stranded cattle as a months-long run...
Fruit Harvest Faces Ruin After Floods Hit Italy’s Emilia-Romagna May 22, 2023 By Angelo Amante Deadly floods in northern Italy will ravage fruit production in what is normally one of the country’s most bountiful agricultural...
UK Orders Poultry Farmers to Take Steps to Stop Spread of Bird Flu October 18, 2022 By Agnieszka de Sousa Britain has ordered farmers to enact measures to curb bird flu cases, as the virus spreads in other parts of...
Record Temperatures, Wildfires Wreak Havoc on Europe’s Wineries and Vineyards July 26, 2022 By Elin McCoy In Portugal’s Douro Valley on July 7, a wildfire burned close to Oscar Quevedo’s Quinta da Alegria vineyard. By the...
Bird Flu Forces Free-Range Chickens Into Lockdown, From Pennsylvania to France May 3, 2022 By Tom Polansek and Sybille de La Hamaide Organic and free-range chickens have been thrown into lockdown. Egg-laying hens that normally have access to the outdoors can no...
USDA: New Insurance Policy Will Help Farmers Who Sell Locally October 7, 2021 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is rolling out a new insurance option specifically for agricultural producers with small farms...
MS Amlin AG Enters Agriculture Reinsurance Market, Hiring Bektleuov From PartnerRe September 29, 2021 MS Amlin AG (MS AAG), the global reinsurer, announced its entry into the agriculture reinsurance market with the hire of...
Up to 40% of Losses from Frost Damage at French Vineyards Are Uninsured April 23, 2021 PARIS – Frost damage to French vineyards this month could reduce wine production by nearly a third compared with recent...
Virus from Africa Kills Horses in Thailand, Showing Dangers of Biosecurity Gaps May 29, 2020 By Margo Towie and Jason Gale When horses suddenly started dying in Thailand as the nation locked down to stem the spread of COVID-19, researchers feared...