Now that the E coli virus has ripped through the UK and has left in its wake widespread illness and plenty of finger pointing, authorities are being questioned on why it took them so long to respond. The 0157 e coli strain, which could lead to fatalities, was the worst outbreak in UK history, and [...]
Running A-fowl of the Law
June 15th, 2010Running a farm operation requires walking a fine line sometimes between business operations and regulations. While most farm owners do a great job maintaining proper operating procedures and animal handling, some farmers find themselves cutting corners that put them squarely at odd with regulators and animal rights activists. One Maine-based farm found themselves paying large [...]
Deer Damage and Crop Loss in Agribusiness
May 21st, 2010It’s not just crop growers who have to be concerned with the damages caused by deer. Livestock growers feel the effects of the Bambi invasion nearly as heavily as do those farmers raising cash crops. Deer not only chew through feed crops and water supplies, they bring down fences and introduce disease to livestock. How [...]
When you hear the word “antitrust” it’s often associated with large corporations such as airlines, software companies, and financial corporations. Until recently, no one would have thought that antitrust laws would be breached at the agribusiness level. Yet that’s exactly what one former tomato grower is charged with. Frederick Scott Salyer has pleaded not guilty [...]
Farmers used to adopting their risk management plan around a federal failsafe may soon find that failsafe gone. That’s because the current USDA negotiating draft of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement has a huge hole in it the size of $6.9 billion. The proposed cuts come from the crop insurance program and are three times that [...]
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