All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 9 2018 // Sompo International said it has agreed to buy an Italian agriculture insurer in a bid to broaden the reach of a new, recently launched global technology platform focused on the sector.The Bermuda-based specialty...
Feb 5 2018 // Firefighters say wildfires have scorched hundreds of acres in western Oklahoma, damaging fences and equipment but causing no injuries.Capt. Forrest Valentine of the Clinton Fire Department said firefighters battled two...
Feb 5 2018 // Federal court data show that a Wisconsin district had the highest number of farm bankruptcies in the country last year.The Western District of Wisconsin had 28 farm bankruptcy cases in 2017, Wisconsin Public Radio...
Feb 1 2018 // French dairy group Lactalis may have been producing salmonella-tainted baby milk for more than a decade, its CEO was quoted as saying on Thursday, adding the growing food safety crisis was likely to cost the company...
Jan 31 2018 // Federal court data show that a Wisconsin district had the highest number of farm bankruptcies in the country last year.The Western District of Wisconsin had 28 farm bankruptcy cases in 2017, Wisconsin Public Radio...
Jan 30 2018 // Firefighters say wildfires have scorched hundreds of acres in western Oklahoma, damaging fences and equipment but causing no injuries.Capt. Forrest Valentine of the Clinton Fire Department said Sunday firefighters battled...
Jan 24 2018 // This week’s Lowdown focuses on the rise in frequency, complexity and severity of vehicular accidents within the agribusiness industry. Scenarios highlighted and steps outlined to reduce risk within What’s...
Jan 24 2018 // There has been a lot of discussion in adult learning about how to maintain engagement in the learning environment. I have found it’s generally agreed-upon that adults are often visual/video learners. Adults today...
Jan 22 2018 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department says a farmowners insurance program being advertised in Oklahoma is not valid because the insurer, Rockingham Casualty Co., is not licensed to operate in the state.In early January,...
Jan 18 2018 // Arkansas lawmakers recommended regulators move forward on Jan. 16 with efforts to ban an herbicide that farmers in several states say has drifted onto their crops and caused damage, advancing the prohibition despite a...
Jan 16 2018 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department says a farmowners insurance program being advertised in Oklahoma is not valid because the insurer, Rockingham Casualty Company, is not licensed to operate in the state.In early January,...
Jan 16 2018 // A federal mandate requiring many motor carriers to install electronic logging devices could cost be costly to North Dakota’s cattle industry.Warren Zenker, who runs a cattle feeding operation near Elgin, told the...
Jan 9 2018 // Fort Worth, Texas-based retail insurance broker, Higginbotham, and Independent Insurance Agents of Plainview (IIAP) have merged operations.With the addition of IIAP in Plainview, Higginbotham now has 27 offices in Texas....
Jan 9 2018 // U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told farmers gathered in Tennessee that he supports crop insurance, signaling a possible shift from his proposals last year to shrink a program that many farmers rely on for funding...
Jan 8 2018 // A state advisory board has agreed to form a new committee to review the amusement ride inspection process in an effort to improve the public’s perceptions about ride safety after a deadly accident last summer at the...
Jan 8 2018 // Using a drone to spy on neighbors, drop drugs into prisons or harass cows could lead to criminal charges under a new bill Nebraska lawmakers will consider later this year.The measure would impose new safety and privacy...
Jan 8 2018 // No Consensus“Until we have some kind of a consensus, or there’s an outcry from everyday business people, it just seems the issue languishes.” — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says there is no...
Jan 8 2018 // A.M. Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating of Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Marble, Penn., to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a” from...
Jan 8 2018 // Grinnell, Iowa-based property and casualty insurer/reinsurer, Grinnell Mutual, named Dave Wingert, executive vice president and chief operating officer, to serve as acting president.Larry Jansen retired on Dec. 15, 2017,...
Jan 5 2018 // The Rockingham Group has partnered with Edmond, Oklahoma-based FarmAssure LLC to offer a Farmowners Insurance Program in Oklahoma. This partnership will offer farm, ranch, and country home insurance in the state.FarmAssure...