French Wine Output to Fall Below 2024 After Fires Ravage Vines October 9, 2025 By Nayla Razzouk France further cut its estimate for this year’s wine production, putting output below 2024’s historically low level, after summer heat...
Georgia Farmers Should Get $531M in Helene Aid But the Deal’s Not Done Yet October 3, 2025 By Jeff Amy The wait continues for Georgia farmers who need more aid after Hurricane Helene, even as state and federal officials in...
Lengthy Government Shutdown to Impact Insurers, Says AM Best September 30, 2025 By Chad Hemenway Unless Congress reaches a compromise on funding by midnight, there will be no budget and the government will shut down—sending...
Beetle That Threatens Australia’s Grains Industry Found in Imported Diapers September 18, 2025 By Peter Hobson Australia has detected the larvae of khapra beetles in imported nappies sold in supermarkets nationwide, the agriculture ministry said, raising...
Thousands Flee Wildfires Across Greece as Heat Withers Crops August 13, 2025 By Joe Wertz, Paul Tugwell and Macarena Munoz Greek coastguard vessels evacuated tourists and locals, while a volunteer firefighter died in Spain as authorities struggled to quell blazes...
Fires Ravage Southern French Vineyards Ahead of Harvest Season August 8, 2025 By Nayla Razzouk French wine makers have seen extensive damage to vines that were almost ready to be harvested after the worst fires...
French Firefighters Battle to Control Worst Blaze Since 1949 August 7, 2025 By Joe Wertz and Nayla Razzouk French firefighters spent a third day tackling the country’s worst wildfire in more than seven decades, hoping to bring it...
Deadly Wildfires Ravage Southwest France as Heat Wave Builds August 6, 2025 By Joe Wertz and Nayla Razzouk France’s biggest wildfire in about two decades ravaged vineyards and farms in southern France, leaving one person dead and forcing...
USDA Margin Coverage Option for Row Crops Available in Select States July 16, 2025 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced this month it is introducing a new margin coverage...
India Debuts New Weather Model to Help Farming, Flood Planning May 27, 2025 By Mary Hui and Rakesh Sharma The southwest monsoon’s early arrival in India this year is good news for crops, but exactly when, where, and how...