Wyoming’s Governor is Seeking Disaster Help for Beet Farmers December 12, 2019 Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon is asking for a federal disaster declaration to help farmers affected by cold weather in October....
Washington Wheat Farmers Oppose Proposed Trump Budget Cuts to Crop Insurance February 20, 2018 Washington state wheat farmers are protesting cuts to their safety net programs in a budget proposal released by President Donald...
Idaho Manure Pond Deaths Raise Concerns About Farmworker Safety July 18, 2017 By Audrey Dutton It was still dark the morning Ruperto Vazquez-Carrera began his shift at Sunrise Organic Dairy in Idaho. It was mid-February...
Farmers Balk as Trump Budget Caps Crop Insurance Subsidies May 25, 2017 By Tom Polansek and Mark Weinraub U.S. farm groups on Tuesday pushed back against President Donald Trump’s proposal to slash agriculture spending, viewing it as a...
Study: Injection Wells, Agriculture Harming Bays in Maui November 28, 2016 A team of University of Hawaii scientists has completed a study of nearshore ecosystems across Maui that shows the impact...
Midwest Study: More Lighting Would Cut Farm Vehicle Crashes by 60% October 21, 2016 Traffic accidents involving farm vehicles in the Midwest would drop by more than 60 percent if state policies required more...
Report Says Climate Change Could Make Some Wines Less Tasty May 12, 2016 By Don Jergler When you go to one of those giant annual insurance conferences ever wonder how much wine – in terms of...
ACE Launches Pollution Liability Coverage for Agriculture Risks March 2, 2015 ACE Group has introduced a new agriculture premises pollution liability coverage that provides limited pollution liability protection in conjunction with...
2014 was Record Year for Idaho Farmers, Ranchers: Report January 12, 2015 A new University of Idaho report says 2014 was another record year for Idaho farmers and ranchers. Researchers say sales...
California Drought Bad Tidings for Rice Harvest October 30, 2014 By Terence Chea California’s deepening drought is shrinking its rice harvest, and that’s bad news for farmers, migratory birds and sushi lovers. The...