Zurich Australia has partnered with Crop Risk Underwriting (CRU), a specialist crop insurance underwriting agency and part of the 360 Group of Companies, to provide crop insurance in Australia from June 1, 2026.
Over the past 10 years, natural disasters have wreaked havoc through farmlands costing Government more than $700million.
A severe weather outbreak across 29 rural municipalities is set to drive a wave of home, auto and crop insurance claims.
Unseasonal rainfall, strong winds, and hailstorms have affected crops across more than 61,000 hectares in 27 districts of Maharashtra, India, with banana plantations accounting for a large share of the reported losses.
Colombia has enacted a landmark law requiring the cattle industry to trace livestock and prove beef supply chains are free from deforestation, a measure environmental groups say makes it the first tropical forest country to adopt such a nationwide framework.
Company strengthens support for farmers through digital advisory platforms, crop insurance, mechanisation services, and climate-resilient agriculture initiatives.
For decades, Ethiopia’s agricultural sector has remained trapped in a dangerous paradox.
In a major relief for farmers, the Delhi government has increased compensation for crop loss caused by rain and hailstorms from Rs 20,000 per acre to Rs 75,000 per hectare.
Rural crime cost Wales an estimated £2.2 million last year, with organised criminals continuing to target tractors, livestock and farming equipment despite an overall fall in offences, according to a new report.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is announcing $52 million to help state and tribal governments encourage private landowners to allow public access to their land for hunting, fishing and other wildlife-dependent recreation through the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP).
Pula, a Kenyan startup that offers insurance to small-scale farmers, aims to serve more than 100 million farmers in Africa after raising US$ 20 million in its Series B round.
Some grain rots in poorly ventilated storage. Some is eaten by pests. Some is damaged during drying or transportation before it ever reaches the market.
Alberta’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp. (AFSC) is extending the recommended seeding dates in the province’s northeast, northwest and Peace regions for several crops for the 2026 growing season only.
A herd of elephants, including calves, wreaked havoc on an agricultural farm belonging to Yashodhara Gowda at Pallattadka in Konaje village of Kadaba taluk.
In a major relief to cotton growers of Bhiwani and Charkhi Dadri, the Haryana State Grievances Redressal Committee (SGRC) has directed Kshema General Insurance Company to settle crop insurance claims worth nearly Rs 255 crore on the basis of actual average yields recorded through Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs).
Spring as a whole tilted very warm, but it was interspersed with short but sharp cold spells. Drought also continues.