Farmers Grow to Like Crop of Technologies Helping Them Manage Weather Risk April 16, 2019 By Lydia Mulvany and Brian K. Sullivan When surprise hailstorms hit the 6,000 acres Trevor Scherman plants each year with peas, wheat, canola and lentils, his first...
Census: Number of Kansas Farms Drops 5% in 5 Years April 15, 2019 The government’s latest Census of Agriculture for Kansas shows the number of farms in the state has dropped 5% from...
Lloyd’s Syndicate Ascot Insures Farmers in 16 Nations Against Crop-Price Volatility April 11, 2019 By Nigel Hunt Farmers can now for the first time insure their produce against price volatility as easily as insuring their homes, with...
Hub International Acquires Assets of Minnesota’s Corey Steinbach Insurance Agency April 5, 2019 Chicago-based global insurance broker, Hub International Limited (Hub), has acquired the assets of Corey Steinbach Insurance Agency LLC (Corey Steinbach...
Government Relief Bypasses Farmers Who Lost Stored Crops in Floods April 2, 2019 By Tom Polansek The Black Hawk military helicopter flew over Iowa, giving a senior U.S. agriculture official and U.S. senator an eyeful of...
1 Million Acres of Midwest Farmlands Flooded as Corn Planting Deadlines Approach April 1, 2019 By P.J. Huffstutter and Humeyra Pamuk At least 1 million acres (405,000 hectares) of U.S. farmland were flooded after the “bomb cyclone” storm left wide swaths...
Africa Re Joins World Bank’s IFC to Build Crop Insurance Market for Nigeria’s Farmers March 29, 2019 The International Finance Corp. (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced it has signed an agreement with Africa...
Farmers in Oklahoma Fear Impact of Government Shutdown January 4, 2019 The ongoing government shutdown could soon have a negative impact on Oklahoma farmers and ranchers, who are facing limited access...
Louisiana Governor: Tariffs Stifling State’s Ag, Petrochemical Industries December 27, 2018 Even as he touted Louisiana’s economic picture, Gov. John Bel Edwards said on Dec. 20 that President Donald Trump’s tariffs...
Wet Harvest Leads to $77M Loss for Arkansas Soybean Farmers December 12, 2018 Arkansas soybean farmers have lost at least $77 million this year after heavy rainfall interrupted harvest season and damaged the...