While the jury is still out on whether Mrs. O’Leary’s cow was the culprit behind the fire that wiped out Chicago, fire damage is a constant, somewhat overlooked threat to the agribusiness. While most people consider fire exposure to be limited to buildings and electrical equipment, there’s a significant fire threat throughout your operations. Grain [...]
Yes for the Agriculture Appropriations Bill
October 26th, 2009Hang on, dairy farm owners. The federal government is sending aid. The much talked about, much debated, and much anticipated 2010 Agriculture Appropriations Bill is at this writing sitting on the President’s desk awaiting his signature. In it, over $350 million has been allocated for emergency aid to dairy farmers, with $290 million of it [...]
Are you sure your Ag technology is covered?
October 15th, 2009When you think of agriculture insurance covering equipment breakdown or failure, you think immediately of tractors, combines, and plowing equipment. But do you think about computers? Today, it’s not your father’s farming. While many farm business owners may not even realize it, they’ve gone high-tech. Most farms nowadays operate on computerized equipment, replacing traditional farm [...]
Ag industry and climate change
October 1st, 2009Within the next 40 years, food prices will climb steadily. After that, things could get wild. News from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) states that changes in climate – global warming, if you will – is expected to have a dire effect on developing nations, but will also negatively impact food pricing [...]
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