All the headlines from our Agribusiness Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 2 2014 // Trial is set to begin for two North Dakota brothers accused of intentionally destroying potatoes and defrauding the federal government out of about $2 million in crop insurance payments.Aaron and Derek Johnson, of the...
Dec 2 2014 // A joint venture between Ohio and Indiana is teaming up with an Ohio college to fly drone missions aimed at helping farmers boost crop yields.The Ohio/Indiana Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center in Springfield, Ohio, and Ohio...
Dec 1 2014 // The Demotech Company Classification System categorizes insurers into one of 11 categories based on an analysis of data reported by the companies to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The 11...
Nov 26 2014 // One of two brothers accused of scamming the government out of $2 million in crop insurance payments says a previous conviction should not be allowed as evidence in his trial.Aaron Johnson, 50, and Derek Johnson, 47, who...
Nov 26 2014 // Ninety-six chicken and turkey facilities across the country have been recognized for achieving outstanding safety performance through the implementation of employee safety and health programs.The Joint Industry Safety and...
Nov 25 2014 // A.M. Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” for Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Company (FUMI) in Jamestown, N.D.Concurrently, A.M. Best has also...
Nov 20 2014 // U.S. farmers are about to reap a bumper harvest not just in corn and soybeans but also in new subsidies that could soar to $10 billion, blowing a hole in the government’s promise that its new five-year farm bill...
Nov 13 2014 // You can still shake your climate moneymaker.Climate change certainly didn’t carry the day in the November elections. It shouldn’t be news to anyone that the topic ushered in few if any victories for those who...
Nov 13 2014 // Monsanto Co. said on Wednesday it reached a settlement with U.S. wheat farmers who sued the seed company over market disruption after unapproved genetically engineered wheat was discovered growing without oversight in...
Nov 11 2014 // A new forecast says Hawaii’s Big Island can expect below-average rainfall this winter. But it’s not likely to experience severe drought.The National Weather Service says there is a 55- to 60 percent chance of...
Nov 5 2014 // Weather conditions similar to El Nino will continue amid warming of the Pacific Ocean as thresholds for the event that brings drought to Asia and heavier-than-usual rains to South America may be reached by early next...
Nov 4 2014 // South Carolina regulators have approved seven private catastrophe models for use in ratemaking while conducting a legislatively mandated study on the feasibility of constructing a public model.South Carolina Insurance...
Nov 3 2014 // South Carolina regulators have approved seven private catastrophe models for use in ratemaking while conducting a legislatively mandated study on the feasibility of constructing a public model.South Carolina Insurance...
Oct 30 2014 // California’s deepening drought is shrinking its rice harvest, and that’s bad news for farmers, migratory birds and sushi lovers.The $5 billion industry exports rice to more than 100 countries and specializes in...
Oct 28 2014 // A judge in Minnesota’s Cass County has awarded $6.3 million to a couple whose milk cows were injured or killed by stray voltage on their dairy farm from a Brainerd utility company. KTTC-TV reports the judge awarded...
Oct 28 2014 // The races for two of Florida’s most important offices, state agriculture commissioner and chief financial officer, both pit incumbent Republicans with big campaign coffers against little-known Democrats who...
Oct 24 2014 // A weak El Nino will probably develop by the year-end, according to MDA Weather Services.While sea-surface temperatures are warmer than normal across most areas in the tropical Pacific ocean, it still doesn’t qualify...
Oct 23 2014 // A former insurance adjuster was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution for insurance fraud involving wrecked vehicles, according to an announcement by the Kansas Insurance Department.The Ford...
Oct 23 2014 // Increasingly large farm machinery is causing more costly and potentially dangerous collisions with power lines and poles, rural Minnesota electric co-ops say.More than 2,000 customers of Federated Rural Electric, based in...
Oct 23 2014 // Texas cotton producers say they are pleased to learn the U.S. Department of Agriculture has reconsidered its decision about implementing a provision of the farm bill. The department’s announcement means its Risk...