All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 25 2006 // A California natural foods company has been linked to a nationwide E. coli outbreak that has killed one person and sickened nearly 100 others.Food and Drug Administration officials said that they received reports of...
Sep 22 2006 // Wheaton, Ill.-based The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) announced this week that it is expanding the availability of property valuation services provided by e2Value, Inc. to insurers that use the...
Sep 20 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies presented 2006 Service Awards at its annual business meeting held this week in Tampa, Fla.The five recepients included Midwesterner Terry Wendorff, CPCU, president...
Sep 19 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) recently awarded Pricilla “Cilla” Hughes, manager, Hope Mutual Insurance Company, Tyler, Minn., the Professional Farm Mutual Manager (PFMM) of the...
Sep 19 2006 // Insurance Skills Center and the Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa will present a two-day conference focusing on farm and agribusiness insurance risks, Oct. 9-10, 2006 in Des Moines, Iowa.The Midwest Agribusiness...
Sep 19 2006 // The company whose fresh spinach was linked to an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 109 people in several states including Indiana said its organic products had been cleared of contamination, while health...
Sep 19 2006 // Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar said he has asked federal agriculture officials to reconsider their decision to deny drought disaster loans to farmers on the Eastern Plains whose wells were shut off in a water rights...
Sep 19 2006 // Tampering is not suspected in an outbreak of E. coli linked to fresh spinach, federal health officials said Monday as they continue to probe the source of the contamination and warned consumers to continue to avoid fresh...
Sep 18 2006 // Agency Management Resource Group is hosting its first annual Agribusiness Conference at Lake Shastina Golf Resort in Northern California. The event will be held on Thursday, Oct. 5 and Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, from 8 a.m. to...
Sep 18 2006 // A California natural foods company was linked to a nationwide E. coli outbreak that has killed one person and sickened nearly 100 others. Supermarkets across the country pulled spinach from shelves, and consumers tossed...
Sep 15 2006 // Oklahoma City, Okla.-based Midlands Management Corporation announced the launch of a Sustainable Farm Insurance Program, a multi-line insurance program designed to meet the unique needs of agricultural farmers following...
Sep 14 2006 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has lifted a month-old statewide burn ban for about half the state, saying rainfall in recent weeks had helped relieve wildfire dangers.Henry’s order lifted burn prohibitions in much of...
Sep 7 2006 // Farmers Insurance Exchange announced it will vigorously oppose a decision by a San Diego Superior Court regarding premium payment plans offered to its customers in California and Nevada.“On behalf of our customers in...
Sep 5 2006 // Louisiana’s oyster harvesters have asked for federal approval of a crop insurance plan for their business.“For as little as $100, you could get catastrophic coverage,” said Mike Voisin, chairman of the...
Sep 4 2006 // Frustrated businesses took their fight against illegal immigration to court in August, filing the first in a series of lawsuits accusing competitors of hiring illegal workers to achieve an unfair advantage.Anti-illegal...
Sep 4 2006 // The lawsuits were an attempt to enforce immigration law by creating a deterrent against hiring illegal employees.Businesses file first in series of lawsuits against competitors Frustrated businesses took their fight...
Aug 23 2006 // Frustrated businesses took their fight against illegal immigration to a Los Angeles court Tuesday, filing the first in a series of lawsuits accusing competitors of hiring illegal workers to achieve an unfair...
Aug 21 2006 // Oklahoma State Sen. Jeff Rabon recently asked the U.S. Congress to make available additional funding for emergency drought relief needed by Oklahoma farmers and ranchers after Gov. Brad Henry’s request for disaster...
Aug 21 2006 // U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns unveiled two new risk management tools for pasture, rangeland and forage, beginning with the 2007 crop year. “These new insurances tools will help farmers and ranchers,...
Aug 21 2006 // U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns unveiled two new risk management tools for pasture, rangeland and forage, beginning with the 2007 crop year. “These new insurances tools will help farmers and ranchers,...