California’s Wine Industry Taking Stock of Losses After Wildfires October 23, 2017 By Elin McCoy Although still burning, the largest fires that have devastated California wine country are mostly contained, and winemakers, winery owners, and...
Farmers in Upper Midwest Report Damage from Dicamba Herbicide October 20, 2017 By Blake Nicholson Hundreds of farmers in the Upper Midwest are reporting damage from the controversial herbicide dicamba, and state officials are considering...
California Wildfires Are a ‘Larger Scale Disaster’ October 10, 2017 By Don Jergler Active wildfires in California have burned an estimated 1,500 homes and commercial structures, scorched more than 115,000 acres and reportedly...
California’s Record Heat Struck Wine Regions at Harvest Time September 12, 2017 The record head that baked Northern California over the Labor Day weekend left wine grapes shriveling on the vines, reducing...
Herbicide Drift Destroying Crops in South Dakota, Farmers Say August 25, 2017 South Dakota farmers are reporting crops devastated by herbicide drift. The Argus Leader reports that farmers believe the herbicide to...
QBE H1 Profits Rise 73% on Australia/N. Zealand Rate Hikes, N. America Growth August 21, 2017 By L.S. Howard QBE reported a healthy profit hike during first half of 2017, despite heightened claims activity in its Emerging Markets’ division,...
Arkansas Farmers Still Optimistic Despite Ravaging from Floods August 4, 2017 While spring floods left many rice farmers with fewer acres of rice than they originally planned, they’re hopeful a rising...
Crop Damage from Herbicide Dicamba a Growing Problem Across U.S. Farm Belt August 2, 2017 By Mario Parker Larry Martin in Illinois says he’s never seen anything like it in his 35 years of farming. Arkansas soybean grower...
Midwest Crops Stressed by Worsening Drought Conditions August 1, 2017 Drought conditions are getting worse in several states, and extreme heat and weeks with little rain have begun to stress...
High Plains Drought the Worst Some Farmers Have Ever Seen July 17, 2017 By Blake Nicholson Drought in North Dakota is laying waste to fields of normally bountiful food and hay crops and searing pastures that...