All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 10 2016 // Georgia says the Gainesville, Ga.-based Perdue Foods is recalling about 4,530 pounds of chicken nuggets.A statement from the state agriculture department says the nuggets were made in Georgia and are being recalled because...
Mar 8 2016 // A.M. Besthas upgraded the financial strength rating to B (Fair) from B- (Fair) and the issuer credit rating to “bb+” from “bb-” for the members of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Group:Oklahoma Farm Bureau...
Mar 7 2016 // Farm losses from a series of tornadoes that battered Virginia last month stand at $1.6 million and counting.The Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. says it has received 126 claims since the twisters swirled from...
Mar 7 2016 // In mid-February, federal agriculture officials announced an expansion of crop insurance options to better serve farmers transitioning to certified organic production.Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the expanded...
Mar 7 2016 // Due to the complexity and variety of businesses that comprise the agriculture industry in the United States, the knowledge and experience needed by insurance agents serving agribusiness and farm risks extends well beyond...
Mar 7 2016 // Crop Protection“A key to encouraging growers to plant these crops is to ensure that they can manage their risk with appropriate crop protection programs.” —U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in her Feb. 16...
Mar 3 2016 // Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Joe Bartenfelder issued a reminder for local farmers that the sales closing date to purchase crop insurance for spring seeded crops and to make changes to policies is March 15. Spring...
Mar 2 2016 // Hope King The Brethren Mutual Insurance Company in Hagerstown, Maryland, has appointed Hope King as the company’s new Farm Underwriting manager. King succeeds MaryAnn Jones who retired after 39 years of service at...
Feb 22 2016 // The New Mexico Supreme Court plans to review a lower court ruling that cleared the way for farm and ranch laborers across the state to receive workers’ compensation benefits.The justices issued a brief order...
Feb 22 2016 // Farmers Insurance Group said it recently notified some 50 21st Century Insurance employees in Wilmington, Delaware, that their positions would be eliminated.The move comes as Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance continues...
Feb 22 2016 // Deer breeding operations can generate high receipts. A relatively new type of risk, deer breeding has many peculiarities that agents should be aware of to better service their clients. Here are some of them: Fencing is...
Feb 19 2016 // U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) wrote to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging the federal agency to expand crop insurance for barley in all counties in New York where production is...
Feb 17 2016 // Farmers Insurance has introduced rideshare insurance coverage for ride-hailing drivers in Tennessee.Mariel Devesa, head of product innovation for Farmers Insurance said Farmers has developed this Rideshare Insurance...
Feb 12 2016 // Everest Re Group, Ltd. has formed a strategic alliance between its U.S. crop insurance unit, Heartland Crop Insurance, Inc., and Global Ag Risk Solutions (GARS). The new partnership will deliver GARS Production Cost...
Feb 12 2016 // South Carolina farmers devastated by last fall’s flooding could get up to $40 million in state aid to stay afloat under legislation advanced Wednesday to the House floor.The legislation approved 21-0 by the Ways and...
Feb 10 2016 // Farmers Insurance Group said it recently notified some 50 21st Century Insurance employees in Wilmington, Delaware, that their positions would be eliminated.The move comes as Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance continues...
Feb 4 2016 // Farmers Insurance plans to significantly expand its operations in Phoenix, Ariz., which the carrier said could eventually raise its employee base from roughly 500 full-time employees to more than 1,500 employees.Staffing...
Feb 1 2016 // A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and the issuer credit rating to “a-” from “bbb+” of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (Louisiana...
Jan 29 2016 // An appeals court said that a northeastern Iowa farmer may pursue a breach of contract lawsuit against a natural gas pipeline company and seek damages for decreased crop productivity on the ground above the pipeline.Roger...
Jan 29 2016 // The federal government has finalized procedures to insure a new crop that’s being grown to produce jet fuel.Farmers in North Dakota last year planted 6,000 acres of the mustard seed variety known as carinata, but...