Georgia Grants Tax Breaks for Crop Insurance and Disaster Aid After Helene May 14, 2025 FORSYTH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s governor signed a law Thursday to exempt federal crop insurance and disaster payments following Hurricane...
UK’s Extremely Dry Start to Year Raises Crop and Wildfire Risks April 24, 2025 By Joe Wertz The UK’s driest start to the year in four decades is threatening the country’s grain crops and increasing the risk...
Another Kentucky Farmer Pleads Guilty to Crop Insurance Fraud April 1, 2025 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A Kentucky farmer is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to defrauding the federal crop insurance program of almost $1.5 million....
Georgia Lawmakers Approve $300M in Farm and Timber Tax Breaks After Helene March 24, 2025 By Jeff Amy ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers on Friday approved tax breaks for farmers and timber owners harmed by Hurricane Helene that...
New England Waters Warming More Slowly But Temps Remain High March 4, 2025 By Patrick Whittle SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — The waters off New England had another warm year but didn’t heat up as fast as...
Delaware Program Cuts Crop Insurance Premiums for Farmers 30% March 4, 2025 Delaware has begun a program that promises to reduce premiums for 2025 crop insurance plans for producers who had an...
Drought Leaves Canadian Farmers Unpaid, Reveals Holes in Safety Net February 12, 2025 By Ed White Canadian farmer Bill Prybylski planned to buy a new tractor with proceeds from crops sold to two grain companies in...
Florida, Louisiana Sugarcane Could Be Hurt by Winter Storm but Citrus Was Spared January 24, 2025 By Marcelo Teixeira Sugarcane crops in Louisiana and Florida, the only two states producing sugar from cane in the United States, could be...
Major Florida Citrus Grower to End Operations After Years of Hurricanes and Blight January 9, 2025 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A major grower said this week it is abandoning its citrus growing operations, reflecting the headwinds...
Farmers Still Reeling After Hurricane Helene Ravaged Crops Across the Southeast December 23, 2024 By Russ Bynum LYONS, Ga. (AP) — Twisted equipment and snapped tree limbs still litter Chris Hopkins’ Georgia farm more than two months...