All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 23 2007 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America hired Benjamin J. McKay III as senior vice president of federal government relations in its Washington, D.C., office.Previously, McKay served as chief of staff for U.S....
Apr 18 2007 // The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies has appointed Dave Dela Torre to vice president—sales in the company’s home office in Los Angeles. Also, Doug Menges has been named senior vice president — auto claims...
Apr 17 2007 // The Oklahoma House of Representatives recently approved a bill that would protect Oklahoma’s farmers and ranchers from frivolous lawsuits claiming animal manure is toxic waste.Under Senate Bill 709, by state Sen. Ron...
Apr 13 2007 // Tenn. Gov. Phil Bredesen has requested a federal designation of agricultural disaster for all 95 counties in his state to help farmers who have suffered crop damages as a result of last week’s deep freeze and record...
Apr 13 2007 // Jim Daues has been appointed senior vice president–Property Claims in the home office of the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. Daues joined Farmers in Sept. 4, 2000 as executive director–State Operations,...
Apr 6 2007 // The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its “Fourth Assessment of Working Group II,” which updates past studies and sets forth the “current scientific understanding of impacts of...
Apr 5 2007 // North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency should have $50,000 set aside for employee gifts, parties and training, House Republicans decided, ignoring Democratic complaints that the kitty was a “slush...
Mar 29 2007 // Some oyster farmers in Louisiana may be using unused leases solely in hopes of collecting damage settlements from oil companies, according to a new report that is sparking tension between the seafood and energy...
Mar 28 2007 // The Southern California farm that grew the green onions that were first linked to and then cleared in last year’s E. coli outbreak has filed a libel lawsuit against Taco Bell Corp.Boskovich Farms Inc. filed the...
Mar 26 2007 // Oregon’s Insurance Division has amended its rules affecting licensing, renewal, prelicensing training and continuing education requirements for insurance producers. According to the OID, the changes in the rulemaking...
Mar 26 2007 // All eyes on Allstate“I will carefully monitor Allstate’s actions throughout this process to ensure that policyholders entitled to reinstatement are fully protected.” — Louisiana Commissioner of...
Mar 26 2007 // Oregon’s Insurance Division has amended its rules affecting licensing, renewal, prelicensing training and continuing education requirements for insurance producers. According to the OID, the changes in the rulemaking...
Mar 26 2007 // Products from cloned animals, such as milk and meat, may be safe to eat, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t insurance risks. The problem is that it’s somewhat too soon to tell what claims could arise, and...
Mar 26 2007 // All eyes on Allstate “I will carefully monitor Allstate’s actions throughout this process to ensure that policyholders entitled to reinstatement are fully protected.”— Louisiana Commissioner of...
Mar 26 2007 // Products from cloned animals, such as milk and meat, may be safe to eat, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t insurance risks. The problem is that it’s somewhat too soon to tell what claims could arise, and...
Mar 21 2007 // The deadline to sign-up for disaster programs available through USDA’s Farm Service Agency is fast approaching, Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Bob Odom announced.Louisiana producers who suffered...
Mar 20 2007 // State emergency management officials said recently that a growing number of disaster assistance programs aimed at helping individuals with storm damage has left many Iowans confused.Ice storms followed within days by a...
Mar 19 2007 // A House committee approved almost $4 billion in agricultural disaster aid late last week, a first step for the controversial legislation.The money is included as part of a war spending bill that would require withdrawal of...
Mar 14 2007 // The Oregon Senate has approved a bill to provide protection for farmworkers. Senate Bill 202 requires farm labor contractors to provide workers’ compensation insurance for workers, and requires applicants for farm...
Mar 12 2007 // Farmers who suffered damages during Vermont’s Valentines Day blizzard are eligible for emergency federal loans.The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Services Agency has designated eight counties in which...