Hurricane Ravages Southern Cotton Crops Just Before Harvest October 2, 2024 By Ilena Peng Cotton growers are facing devastating losses and delays from Hurricane Helene just as harvest was beginning, marking the latest blow...
Flooded Farms, Fouled Rivers, Dozens Dead: Helene’s Rising Toll October 2, 2024 By Ilena Peng, Gerson Freitas Jr., Ari Natter and Josh Saul As historic floodwaters unleashed by Hurricane Helene recede across the US Southeast, the region faces a humanitarian, economic and ecological...
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Bring Challenges to Chablis Wine Country in France September 30, 2024 By Samuel Petrequin On a brisk late September morning in the heart of Chablis wine country, grape pickers haul large and heavy buckets...
Romanian Government Plans Drought Insurance Scheme for Farmers August 29, 2024 The Romanian government plans to approve an insurance system for agricultural land as part of a series of measures to...
Markets/Coverages: Liberty Mutual Re, Insurtech Sprout Offer Parametric Cover for Kenyan Coffee Farmers Facing Climate Risk August 14, 2024 Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has partnered with insurtech firm Sprout Inc. and the...
French Farmers Facing ‘Catastrophic’ Harvest Seek State Help July 31, 2024 By Nayla Razzouk French farmers are calling on the government to provide financial aid as there’s a high risk that this year’s wheat...
Crop Insurance Won’t Let Some Farmers Adapt to Climate Change July 29, 2024 By Miranda Jeyaretnam In Kansas, where a prolonged drought has killed crops and eroded the soil, Gail Fuller’s farm is like an oasis....
Vermont Farmers Take Stock After Losing Crops to Flooding Two Years in a Row July 24, 2024 By Lisa Rathke Exactly one year to the date of last year’s severe flooding in Vermont, Joe’s Brook Farm was flooded again by...
Allianz Sees Damages Worth Tens of Millions for German Vineyards July 22, 2024 By Celine Imensek Insurer Allianz SE expects to pay German winemakers tens of millions of euros in insurance claims this year after many...
Islamic Insurance Helps Cover Muslim Farmers Battling Climate Change July 18, 2024 By Betsy Joles On his four and a half acres of land in central Pakistan, Izhar ul-Haq approaches farming as a science. He...