A man in Taylor County, KY, has been sentenced to 12 months and 1 day in federal prison for crop insurance fraud. Between 2014 and 2021, Hunt sold crops under the names of other people and significantly underreported his true production on crop insurance claim forms, resulting in over $1.6 million in fraudulent insurance overpayments.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced crucial modifications to the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), citing the Centre's experience with the previous Jagan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh. The changes aim to ensure that farmers are not denied crop insurance benefits due to the default of state governments.
Land Bank Insurance Company has expanded its pilot “index insurance” product with the introduction of Area-Yield Index Insurance (AYII), designed to help farmers manage financial losses caused by large-scale climatic and environmental risks.
Lithuania’s government on Wednesday declared a nationwide emergency after weeks of heavy summer rains caused widespread crop losses, following a proposal from the National Crisis Management Centre and the Agriculture Ministry.
The Ministry of Agriculture is exploring an innovative new approach to reduce food waste by converting post-harvest losses and kitchen scraps into valuable resources like livestock feed and soil enhancers.
As dry conditions continue to spread across Vermont, one industry that is feeling the heat is the farms.
The world’s first biodegradable vaccine for foot and mouth disease (FMD) has been developed in Australia, a country that remains free from the dreaded livestock
Scientists at Iowa State University have determined that co-locating solar panels and certain plants may be beneficial for crop production.
A prolonged drought and sweltering heat are taking their toll on villagers, livestock and crops in the mountains of southeastern Serbia, with animals starting to die,APAreports citingReuters.
Researchers are hopeful that dilute methane emissions from dairy barns can be effectively eliminated at commercial scale using technology.
The Tennessee DOA has enlisted two trained dogs to detect and combat the invasive Spotted Lanternfly that can threaten crops.
Georgia farmers are contending with an especially destructive species.
PMFBY covers the entire crop cycle, from pre-sowing to post-harvest, including damage during storage if caused by a notified calamity.
The governments of Canada and Alberta have stepped up to assist Alberta farmers in dealing with the anticipated challenges of the 2025 crop year by increasing the low yield allowance.
The U.S. swine industry has proactively united to combat the potential threat of H5N1 influenza, a highly pathogenic avian influenza that has impacted poultry flocks and dairy herds, humans and a few pigs on an isolated Oregon hobby farm.
Due to the dry conditions in many parts of Alberta, the low yield threshold has been doubled for 2025.