Latest Agribusiness Headlines

All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Science, Technology Deal a Tough Hand in Agribusiness Market

Apr 5 2004 // From chicken to fish farms, orange groves to bean stocks, the agribusiness market has high-stakes for farmers, agents and insurers. Changing trends, additional exposures and advanced technology comparable to “Buck...

Science, Technology Deal a Tough Hand in Agribusiness Market

Apr 5 2004 // From chicken to fish farms, orange groves to bean stocks, the agribusiness market has high-stakes for farmers, agents and insurers. Changing trends, additional exposures and advanced technology comparable to “Buck...

Agents Cry Foul Over Crop Insurance Premium Discounts

Apr 5 2004 // Independent agents are up in arms over the federal government’s decision to expand a pilot program they say threatens to cut them out of the crop insurance loop.The Risk Management Agency (RMA), the U.S. Department...

Agents Cry Foul Over Crop Insurance Premium Discounts

Apr 5 2004 // Independent agents are up in arms over the federal government’s decision to expand a pilot program they say threatens to cut them out of the crop insurance loop.The Risk Management Agency (RMA), the U.S. Department...

Agents Cry Foul Over Crop Insurance Premium Discounts

Apr 5 2004 // Independent agents are up in arms over the federal government’s decision to expand a pilot program they say threatens to cut them out of the crop insurance loop.The Risk Management Agency (RMA), the U.S. Department...

Agents Learn about Opportunities, Challenges at Agribusiness Conference

Apr 5 2004 // The Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West (IBA West) and Insurance Skills Center sponsored the 17th Annual Agribusiness Conference held March 17 and 18 in Sacramento. The nation’s largest agricultural conference...

The Sad Case of the Mad Cow

Apr 5 2004 // The discovery in December 2003 of the first known case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)—commonly known as mad cow disease—in the United States was a downer, both literally and figuratively.A United States...

Matsen Insurance Brokers Hires Farmiloe and Schofield

Mar 25 2004 // Santa Rosa, Calif.-based Matsen Insurance Brokers has appointed Steve Farmiloe as vice president of sales. Farmiloe will increase the existing team of sales professionals as well as grow the company through acquisitions....

Texas Farmer Convicted in Crop Insurance Scheme

Mar 23 2004 // United States Attorney Jane J. Boyle announced that in early March 2003 a federal jury in Wichita Falls, Texas, convicted Wendell Lynn Mints, on all counts of all 25 counts of an indictment that charged him with one count...

USDA EXPANDS CROP COVER:

Mar 8 2004 // Farmers in 13 states now have the opportunity to reduce the cost of their crop insurance by up to 10 percent, in an innovative program approved recently by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Crop1 Insurance Inc....

Farm/Ranch Program

Mar 8 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. is offering a Farm and Ranch program aimed at insuring cattle and crop farms, including fruit and nut trees, grapes, avocado, grain, and vegetables. Farm package...

Farmers Cuts N.D. Homeowners Rates Up to 15%

Feb 26 2004 // Captive agency carrier the Farmers Insurance Group of Cos. announced the introduction of the new home/life discount for its North Dakota homeowners customers. Customers who have both a life insurance policy and a...

USDA Expands Discounted Crop Insurance

Feb 24 2004 // Farmers in 13 states now have the opportunity to reduce the cost of their crop insurance by up to 10 percent, in an innovative program approved recently by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).Crop1 Insurance Inc....

More than Dairy Farms and Cotton Plantations

Feb 23 2004 // The United States Census Bureau’s Census 2000 estimated the population of the State of Arkansas at 2,673,400. Approximately 75 percent of the adult residents had graduated from high school and about 17 percent had...

Insurance Skills Center to Host Agribusiness Conference March 17-18

Feb 17 2004 // Insurance Skills Center will hold a two-day insurance conference for continuing education credits focusing on Farm and Agribusiness Insurance Risks, scheduled March 17-18, 2004 in Sacramento, California.The 17th Annual...

Agribusiness/Specialty Equine

Feb 9 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Allen Financial Insurance Group Inc. and The Equestrian Group are offering a market for agribusiness and specialty equine insurance.Dollars: Policy limit $4 million. Minimum premium is $500. Carrier:...

Agribusiness and Specialty Equine

Jan 27 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Allen Financial Insurance Group Inc. and The Equestrian Group are offering a market for agribusiness and specialty equinDollars: Policy limit $4 million. Minimum premium is $500. Carrier: American...

EMC Sub to Exit Nonstandard Auto

Jan 26 2004 // Iowa-based EMC Insurance Group Inc. announced that Farm and City Insurance Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary, will discontinue writing nonstandard risk automobile insurance business and institute non-renewal procedures on all...

Agribusiness and Specialty Equine Insurance

Jan 26 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Allen Financial Insurance Group Inc. and The Equestrian Group are offering a market for agribusiness and specialty equine insurance.Dollars: Policy limit $4 million. Minimum premium is $500. Carrier:...

Rain and Hail L.L.C. Joins Trusted Choice

Jan 23 2004 // Rain and Hail L.L.C., a national crop insurance underwriter, is the newest company partner of Trusted Choice —the national branding initiative created for independent agents and brokers that highlights the benefits they...