New Mexico Lawmakers Say Farmers Shortchanged on Disaster Aid October 19, 2020 By Susan Montoya Bryan New Mexico’s congressional delegation is calling for more oversight of a federal agency after some farmers and ranchers were shortchanged...
Dry Weather Worsening in Colorado, 17% in ‘Exceptional Drought’ October 14, 2020 The summer drought that lingered throughout Colorado has become worse. The entire state is currently experiencing abnormally dry conditions and...
Western Wildfires Taint Vineyards With Taste Of Smoke September 25, 2020 By Andrew Selsky Smoke from the West Coast wildfires has tainted grapes in some of the nation’s most celebrated wine regions with an...
Sompo International’s AgriSompo, Invivo Group to Offer Crop Insurance in France September 8, 2020 The global agriculture platform of Sompo International Holdings, AgriSompo, has entered into a strategic broking relationship with InVivo Group, a...
As Harvest Losses Continue, German Farmers Seek Insurance Subsidy August 18, 2020 Germany’s 2020 grain harvest will fall below average for the third year in a row as farmers grapple with extreme...
Damage Mounts from Midwest Derecho Storm August 13, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley The impact of a windstorm that tore through the Midwest has continued to grow, as widespread power outages have kept...
Some 10M Acres of Iowa Farmland Impacted by Derecho Storm August 12, 2020 By P.J. Huffstutter The Derecho storm that hit the Midwest on Aug. 10 potentially impacted some 10 million acres (4 million hectares) of...
Sompo Int’l Forms Agricultural Insurance Partnership with Portuguese MGA ATLAS April 22, 2020 Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced that its global agriculture...
Damage to Iowa Ag Industry from Virus Will Be Huge, Economists Say April 16, 2020 By David Pitt A group of agriculture economists said on April 15 the coronavirus pandemic will cause billions of dollars in damage to...
16 Additional North Dakota Counties Named Agriculture Disaster Areas March 11, 2020 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has designated 16 North Dakota counties as natural disaster areas due to extreme weather last...