All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 15 2016 // State officials say damage claims for Montana crops due to hail are nearly double what they’ve been in recent years.The Billings Gazette reported the state Department of Agriculture’s Walt Anseth says farmers...
Jul 14 2016 // Recent storms that have dropped heavy rain and hail across North Dakota have caused headaches for motorists, farmers and homeowners.Weekend storms caused widespread crop and building damage in the Killdeer area, where hail...
Jul 14 2016 // State officials say damage claims for Montana crops due to hail are nearly double what they’ve been in recent years.The Billings Gazette reports the state Department of Agriculture’s Walt Anseth says farmers...
Jul 14 2016 // Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer, has joined forces with Tokio Marine Kiln, Pembroke and AEGIS London to lead the Markel livestock consortium, offering cover of up to $30 million per location for...
Jul 8 2016 // A minor earthquake has shaken farmland in California’s Imperial County south of the Salton Sea.The U.S. Geological Survey says the 5:55 a.m. Thursday quake had a preliminary magnitude of 3.7 and was centered four...
Jul 8 2016 // The family of a 17-year-old Maine girl who was killed in a Halloween-themed hayride accident is suing the owner of the farm where the crash occurred.The lawsuit against Harvest Hill Farms owner Peter Buldoc follows the...
Jul 8 2016 // Major floods across the globe during June – topped by events in China and the U.S. – are expected to bring economic costs in excess of US$5.0 billion, according to Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe...
Jul 5 2016 // When extension agent Charles Davis visits farms, he gets one question over and over again – when will South Carolina farmers start getting aid for crops damaged in last year’s floods?Finally, Davis and his fellow...
Jun 30 2016 // Authorities say commercial lawn equipment, farm implements and construction equipment are being targeted by thieves in Michigan.State police Detective Sgt. Todd Petersen tells the Kalamazoo Gazette that dealerships, with...
Jun 24 2016 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has named Karen Walter team lead for the West zone farm and ranch division. Walter will report through to both Craig Cendak, West zone mid corporation leader, and Atul Kulkarni,...
Jun 24 2016 // People might not know it from the lush fields and full lakes in most of South Carolina, but drought is creeping into the northwest corner of the state.A June heat wave combined with weeks of dry weather has a moderate...
Jun 22 2016 // The Obama administration is opening U.S. skies to more commercial drones with long-awaited regulations that the government hopes will spawn new businesses inspecting bridges, monitoring crops and taking aerial...
Jun 22 2016 // International broker and risk management firm Integro Insurance Brokers has added to its livestock coverage capabilities with the acquisition of Ocala, Florida-based corporations Jerry Parks Equine Insurance, Inc. and...
Jun 21 2016 // QBE North America said that Nathan Bleich has joined the organization as vice president, Commercial Agriculture underwriting. Bleich joins QBE from Nationwide where he spent the past 12 years working in the agribusiness...
Jun 20 2016 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has fined an insurance firm that sold crop insurance in that state and ordered restitution to farmers.The North Dakota Insurance Department announced the multi-layered...
Jun 20 2016 // Recent court and regulatory actions across the country with regard to environmental pollution exclusions in insurance policies have shown the need among farm owners and other agricultural risks for true environmental...
Jun 14 2016 // Farmers Insurance has expanded its Rideshare Insurance Coverage to drivers in Idaho, Maryland, and North Dakota.Farmers worked with representatives of the states’ insurance departments, legislators and leaders of...
Jun 14 2016 // A.M. Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of C++ (Marginal) and the issuer credit rating of “b” of Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Co. (Farmers...
Jun 13 2016 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has fined an insurance firm that sold crop insurance in that state and ordered restitution to farmers.The North Dakota Insurance Department announced the multi-layered...
Jun 6 2016 // The Farmers National Bank of Canfield (Farmers), based in Canfield, Ohio, has acquired the Bowers Insurance Agency Inc. (Bowers Group). The transaction closed on June 1, 2016 and is expected to be accretive to earnings...