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...
US CDC Says Bird Flu Risk Low, but Asks States to Be Ready With Testing April 10, 2024 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday bird flu risk to the public remains low...
AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of United Frontier Mutual, New Member of Allegany February 23, 2024 AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating...
Brazil Subsidized Rural Insurance for Deforested Farms: Report February 9, 2024 By Clarice Couto Brazil subsidized rural insurance for farmers who deforested protected areas, engaged in slavery-like labor or planted in indigenous lands, according...
Update: Floods Strand Cows, Damage Crops as Wild Weather Hits Australia January 9, 2024 By Keira Wright and Amy Bainbridge Heavy rains and flooding across Australia’s southern state of Victoria has damaged crops and stranded cattle as a months-long run...
When Extreme Weather Hits, Smaller Farms Often Pay the Price November 21, 2023 By Melina Walling Justin Ralph estimates he`s made about 200 trips delivering grain from the fields he farms with his brother and uncle...
Estimated 100,000 Hens Die in Blaze at Connecticut’s Hillendale Farms February 1, 2023 BOZRAH, Conn. (AP) — An estimated 100,000 hens died in a weekend fire at a Connecticut farm owned by one...
Fire on Vermont Dairy Farm Destroys Barn, Kills 40 Cows December 15, 2022 GRAND ISLE, Vt. (AP) — Fire has destroyed a Grand Isle dairy barn and killed about 40 cows trapped inside,...
Bird Flu Outbreak Nears Worst Ever in U.S. With 37 Million Dead Chickens May 6, 2022 By Zijia Song, Elizabeth Elkin and Michael Hirtzer A bird flu virus that’s sweeping across the U.S. is rapidly becoming the country’s worst outbreak, having already killed over...
Severe Australia Floods to Worsen, Raising Costs to Farmers December 3, 2021 By Sybilla Gross Severe flooding episodes across vast swathes of eastern Australia this week show no signs of relenting as costs to farmers...