A vote in Ohio helped agribusiness owners in their struggle with animal rights activists. The vote to establish a livestock care oversight board has given livestock farmers much-needed ammunition in the attempt to quell animal rights activists’ attempts to dictate how livestock can be housed. The referendum, approved by 64% of Ohio voters, establishes the [...]
Fighting Agribusiness Fraud
November 5th, 2009No one really thinks of fraud being a major agribusiness concern. But when a Georgia-based Temple-Inland, Inc., a corrugated packaging and building products manufacturer, recently found out it was a victim of a $4.8 million fraud scheme, the company became an example of how no industry is safe. An employee of the company and eight [...]
A Real Barn Burner
October 29th, 2009While 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 [...]
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