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...
Cattle Ranchers Worry Despite Having Tech to Track Diseases March 17, 2020 By Corinne Boyer, Kansas News Service Before June 2018, finding cattle that were potentially exposed to diseases was time-consuming and complicated, requiring a patchwork of information...
Despite China Deal, U.S. Farmers Still Dependent on Government Aid: Analysis March 12, 2020 By Mark Weinraub and P.J. Huffstutter As U.S. President Donald Trump touted the signing of a U.S.-China trade deal in January, he told cash-strapped farmers they...
Germany Aims to Thwart African Swine Fever Edging Closer to Borders December 31, 2019 By Megan Durisin German hunting dogs are being trained to sniff out dead wild boar, authorities are stockpiling electric fences along the eastern...
Extreme Weather in Greece Brought $1.1 Billion in Crop Damages Since 2011 November 25, 2019 By Antonis Galanopoulos and Paul Tugwell In the hills of northern Greece, peach farmer Makis Antoniadis is sweating in unseasonably warm November weather as he toils...
All Countries at Risk from Spread of African Swine Fever: OIE October 31, 2019 By Sybille de La Hamaide African swine fever will spread further across Asia where it has devastated herds, and no country is immune from being...