All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 11 2007 // A severe thunderstorm damaged alfalfa, potato and strawberry crops in southern Oregon.Several alfalfa fields in Malin, where the crop had been more than 4 feet tall, were sheered, as though cut by mowers, the (Klamath...
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Jul 9 2007 // Crop and livestock losses in Tennessee caused by this year’s drought has prompted the governor to ask for federal emergency farm relief for the second time this year.The U.S. Department of Agriculture has already...
Jul 6 2007 // The Farmers Insurance Group of Cos. recently announced that it will recognize new parents in the Midwestern states of Nebraska, Michigan, and South Dakota by offering a new parent discount auto insurance policy. The...
Jul 6 2007 // Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Group has completed its acquisition of non-standard auto insurer, Bristol West Holdings Inc., based in Davie, Fla. Farmers officials described the acquisition as a “great...
Jul 5 2007 // A bill limiting Pennsylvania farmers’ liability for hunting accidents on their properties has flown through the House and Senate and been sent to Gov. Edward Rendell for signing.The measure was backed by Pennsylvania...
Jun 26 2007 // Researchers say they’ve found Asian soybean rust, which can spread quickly and heavily damage crops, in central Louisiana.It’s the first time this growing season that the disease has been found on soybeans,...
Jun 21 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner says most of the farmers affected by the January 2007 freeze have had their crop insurance claims settled, following his meeting with Fresno-area agricultural leaders...
Jun 20 2007 // Gov. Phil Bredesen’s request for federal farm assistance for all 95 counties in Tennessee received approval today from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Bredesen made the request April 11 after record low...
Jun 14 2007 // A northeast Louisiana woman has been sentenced to 16 months in jail and ordered to pay more than $300,000 in restitution after being convicted of crop insurance fraud.Wendy Gail Hayman, 31, of Oak Grove, was sentenced by...
Jun 12 2007 // A double whammy in the form of a sudden freeze followed by drought conditions has hit farms in Tennessee hard, according to agricultural officials.A line of thunderstorms last week wasn’t enough to alleviate the arid...
Jun 12 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it has affirmed its “A” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Exchange and its operating subsidiaries and...
Jun 11 2007 // Federal disaster assistance is available for farmers and orchard owners in 81 Illinois counties to help them recover from crop damage due to the April freeze, Gov. Rod Blagojevich recently announced.Blagojevich said the...
Jun 8 2007 // The sky above Randy Scarbor’s south Georgia cantaloupe fields was overcast, but the clouds were from massive wildfires to the east.May 2007 set records for dry conditions in Georgia. Across the main crop-producing...
Jun 8 2007 // Business associations and groups representing New York’s agriculture sector and construction industry have again urged Governor Eliot Spitzer and state legislators to reform New York’s so-called “scaffold...
May 30 2007 // Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co., Kansas Farm Bureau and Kiowa County Farm Bureau are teaming together to rebuild the office they share in Greensburg.Ground was broken today for a new building that will include extra space...
May 23 2007 // The fairways here are flecked, the greens mottled brown. The PGA National Resort & Spa doesn’t look like a marquee golf course.“We’ll talk to people about it in the pro shop when they check in and...
May 21 2007 // 1 Brickstreet Mutual Insurance Co. WV 765,9632 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. TX 743,095 3 Old American Cty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. TX 491,6414 SAIF Corp. OR 449,7945 Universal Property & Casualty...
May 21 2007 // Liberty Northwest, a member of Liberty Mutual Group based in Portland, Ore., appointed Larry W. Becker president and chief operating officer. Becker most recently was executive vice president, sales and marketing for...
May 21 2007 // Think you and your pets are safe now that pet food contaminated with Melamine has been recalled? Think again.On May 7, U.S. officials representing the Agriculture Department, the Food and Drug Administration and the...