In a large barn smelling faintly of horses, President Barack Obama signed the $956 billion farm bill into law on Friday, comparing the five-year law to "a Swiss Army knife" because of the variety of ways it can support jobs in America.
In a large barn smelling faintly of horses, President Barack Obama signed the $956 billion farm bill into law on Friday, comparing the five-year law to "a Swiss Army knife" because of the variety of ways it can support jobs in America.
The crop-insurance industry and the agents who produce for it will be prime beneficiaries of a new five-year farm reauthorization bill now working its way through Congress.
The crop-insurance industry and the agents who produce for it will be prime beneficiaries of a new five-year farm reauthorization bill now working its way through Congress.
This past year saw the industry faced with issues both new and old. Some events were noteworthy for their general news impact, others for their direct influence on the property and casualty industry, and still others for the massive amount of interest they generated among PC360's readership.
This past year saw the industry faced with issues both new and old. Some events were noteworthy for their general news impact, others for their direct influence on the property and casualty industry, and still others for the massive amount of interest they generated among PC360's readership.
Insurance stories from around the web, including rural groups fighting a proposed $100 million-a-year cut in crop insurance subsidies and fear over NFIP rate hikes in coastal Massachusetts.
Insurance stories from around the web, including rural groups fighting a proposed $100 million-a-year cut in crop insurance subsidies and fear over NFIP rate hikes in coastal Massachusetts.
Colorado farmers and ranchers are bracing for widespread damage to the agriculture industry, one of the state's leading economic engines, from deadly floodwaters that already have caused property losses estimated at nearly $2 billion.