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...
Florida, Environmental Groups Settle Lawsuit Over Massive Phosphate Leak July 11, 2024 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Environmental groups and Florida regulators have settled a lawsuit over the 2021 leak of millions...
Pongamia Tree Moves in on Florida Citrus, Promises Climate Resilience, Protein July 8, 2024 By Freida Frisaro An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help...
Zimbabwe Gets $32 Million in Drought Insurance From Agency of African Union July 5, 2024 By Godfrey Marawanyika Zimbabwe received $31.8 million from African Risk Capacity, an arm of the African Union, as part of an insurance payout...
Rise in Texas Crop Insurance Payouts Driven by Drought June 6, 2024 By Dylan Baddour and Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune The financial costs of drought in Texas have risen rapidly over recent decades, according to a new analysis of federal...
US Farmers Opt for Soy to Limit Losses as All Crop Prices Slump June 4, 2024 By Karl Plume Mark Tuttle planted more soy and less corn on his northern Illinois farm this spring as prices for both crops...
China Boosts Farmer Protection With Nationwide Insurance for Major Grains May 22, 2024 By Mei Mei Chu China’s Finance Ministry on Tuesday announced the nationwide implementation of full-cost insurance and planting income insurance policies for rice, wheat...