The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) recently released findings that show, despite some claims to the contrary, private crop insurance company returns have significantly dropped since the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) was renegotiated in 2010. Read More »

Western Growers issued a harsh response to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamations following the announcement that Central Valley Project farmers south of the Delta will receive a water allocation of 65 percent this year. Read More »

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) recently opened a new 600-square-meter flavor creation and customer service center in North Ryde, Sydney, in Australia, in keeping with the company’s expanding presence in the area. Read More »

Archer Daniel Midland (ADM) Company recently unveiled two new sweetener brands, sourced through its partnership with GLG Life Tech Corporation: SweetRight stevia and VerySweet monk fruit. Read More »

Former Georgia Governor and current Secretary of Agriculture nominee Sonny Perdue recently testified on his views of the Trump administration’s proposed budget at his nomination hearing. Read More »

Farm Credit Services of America and Frontier Farm Credit are partnering to create the first cloud-based managerial accounting system for American agricultural operators. Read More »

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings AG recently announced that its shareholders voted to approve two proposals connected to the company’s merger with Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. Read More »

AgSouth Farm Credit recently announced that its net earnings for 2016 were $40.1 million and that approximately $28.5 million would be returned to members through the company’s patronage distribution program. Read More »

The National Fire Protection Association and State Farm will help inform communities about and protect them from wildfires on May 6, the fourth annual national Wildfire Community Preparedness Day. Read More »

Suzan Harrison, currently Colgate Palmolive President of Global Oral Care, will stand for election to the Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) board of directors at the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting on May 4. Read More »

Western Growers Insurance Services (WGIS) recently promoted Jason Verhoef from regional sales manager for Northern California to director of employee benefit sales, where he will work to help agribusinesses find affordable health care insurance offerings. Read More »

Global reinsurance company SCOR recently announced that Paris-Dauphine University Professor Dylan Possamï has won the Award for Best Young Researcher in Finance and Insurance, sponsored by the SCOR Foundation for Science. Read More »