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Farmers Insurance lays off 2,400 employees in the name of “long-term profitability”

September 05, 2023 -

"Given the existing conditions of the insurance industry and the impact they are having on our business, we need to take decisive actions today to better position Farmers for future success," said President and Chief Executive Officer of Farmers Group, Inc. Raul Vargas. "Decisions like these are never easy, and we are committed to doing our best to support those impacted by these changes in the days and weeks to come." Vargas further said that as the industry ...

Farmers near East Palestine worry about train derailment contamination as growing season approaches

March 13, 2023 - farmers can test their soils, plant tissue, and livestock for chemical contaminants.

The trio also requested a review of what kinds of disaster assistance are most appropriate to offer to affected farmers, none of whom have received anything close to clear guidance about how to proceed for the spring planting and rearing season.

"Farmers in the region are already reporting receiving requests to cancel orders due to health concerns," a letter ...

Farmers and food producers warn of food shortages in Europe due to soaring energy prices

September 13, 2022 -

European Union farmers' union Copa-Cogeca and food producer associations FoodDrink Europe and PFP said their members began closing operations and reducing their output as they asked for the food chain to be exempt from any European plans to ration energy.

In a statement ahead of the emergency meeting of European Union (EU) energy ministers, they said the latest increase in energy prices, especially natural gas and electricity, threatens the continuity of agri-food ...

Farmers dismayed by PM Justin Trudeau’s push to implement “regulated fertilizer reduction” policies that would crush food production

July 27, 2022 -

This push to restrict farmers from growing food the conventional way is the Liberal Party's initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Canada by up to 45 percent by 2030. The government is refusing to acknowledge that nitrous oxide emissions could be reduced without reducing fertilizer use.

Not everyone is on board with the initiative. The provincial governments of both Alberta and Saskatchewan released a statement expressing their dismay over the proposed ...

Farmers all over the world are BEING THREATENED by Deep State-controlled governments and corporations

July 14, 2022 -

The most notable attacks against farmers and other food producers such as fishermen have come from the government of the Netherlands, where thousands of farmers have risen up in opposition to the government's plan to cut emissions. Noncompliant farmers could have their lands taken from them.

"The expropriation plans of the cabinet are a downright declaration of war on the agricultural sector," said Dutch Member of Parliament Gideon Van Miejeren....

Farmers across EU rise up against tyrannical “green” mandates that threaten food supply

July 12, 2022 -

Dutch farmers have protested for weeks against Amsterdam's plan to forcibly close farms. The Dutch government's climate change measures sought to reduce emissions in some provinces by 95 percent. However, this means that the way of life of about 30 percent of farmers could meet its end.

Under Amsterdam's climate plan, farmers will give up their farms voluntarily. They will receive compensation for doing so on the condition that they will never ...

Farmers around the globe now feeling the pinch of higher fertilizer prices and more

January 27, 2022 -

Whether it is South America's avocado, corn and coffee farms, or Southeast Asia's coconuts and palm oils, the high fertilizer prices are weighing in on farmers all over the globe, making it much costlier, forcing many farmers to cut back on production.

Rodrigo Fierro, a producer of avocados, tangerines and oranges in his 10-acre farm in central Colombia said that he has seen fertilizer prices double in recent months.

While farmers in ...

Farmers are reducing how much food they produce due to surging fertilizer prices

January 22, 2022 -

High fertilizer prices are making it much costlier for farmers to cultivate food. These costs are inevitably going to be passed on to regular consumers purchasing food at grocery stores. These people will soon be surprised to learn that their grocery bills could go up even more than they already have over the past year as global food prices rose to decade-highs.

Worse, yet another uptick in food costs is expected to exacerbate global hunger, which is already ...

Farmers all over the world are worried the supply chain crisis will affect next year’s harvest

October 28, 2021 -

Input prices – or all the costs that go into a harvest – are already making it difficult for farmers in the United States to operate normally. According to financial services company StoneX Group, wholesale prices for fertilizer in the Midwest have risen by approximately $434 since Sept. 10. This represents a 65 percent increase in a month, or $72 a week.

Fertilizer is not the only essential item whose price has increased. Virtually every part of the agriculture ...

Farmers struggle to find more space to grow crops, Biden makes the situation worse

October 21, 2021 -

Dan Basse, president of the agriculture consultancy firm AgResource Co., warned that Biden's climate agenda is about to trigger a boom in the use of biofuels from crops like soy and corn at a time when farmers are already under extreme pressure.

A lot of states in America prevent agricultural companies from using imported feedstocks to use as biofuels. Basse believes this regulation means more farmers will be tempted by the lucrative market to convert ...

Farmers hit hard as supply chain crisis causes massive shortage in machinery and parts

October 14, 2021 - farmers trying to bring in their harvests before the winter months, a damaged tractor tire or a broken combine can be disastrous as replacement times keep lengthening, and it is unlikely to be alleviated any time soon.

Many farmers say they are now scrambling to find workarounds when their essential machinery breaks. Those who have spoken with media outlets say they have gotten in touch with local welders and mechanics to try and repair their equipment....

Farmers now eyeing chicken eggs produced in a sustainable manner

June 04, 2021 -

Larry Brown is one of many farmers hoping to ride on the trend. Thirteen thousand chickens roam about on his 40-acre farm in Shiner, Texas. Some rest in the shade of a parked car while others drink water with cows. The farmer said he is adding more cover crops to attract worms and crickets – which the chickens will then eat. He added: "[This] allows our hens to forage for higher-quality natural feed that will be good for the land, the hens and the eggs that we supply ...

Farmers, conservationists ask court to ban the use and sale of glyphosate

February 01, 2021 -

EPA's wishy-washy approach to regulating, if not totally banning, glyphosate might soon be put to rest now that the non-profit advocacy group Center for Food Safety (CFS) has filed its opening arguments and evidence in its litigation challenging the EPA's re-approval of the controversial pesticide ingredient.

Representing a broad coalition of farmers, farmworkers and conservationists, CFS filed its lawsuit in March in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The ...

Farmers now selling food directly to consumers to avoid government-imposed dumping of “excess”

May 14, 2020 -

Many farms that otherwise supply goods to restaurants, amusement parks, cruise lines, and other entities that remain largely closed due to Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns are now turning their supply lines into community-supported agriculture (CSA) programs where everyday folks can order the food they need and have it delivered.

In Florida, for instance, farmers are salvaging countless tons of produce that would otherwise rot on the vines in their fields ...

Farmers who use biosolids are NOT required to tell anyone – their land is being polluted in SECRET

April 18, 2019 -

According to biosludge truth activist Craig Monk, a local resident of Midlothian, Texas, near Dallas-Fort Worth, farmers and others who apply biosludge to their land are currently not required by laws to disclose this fact – even when their use of biosludge has the very real potential to negatively impact their neighbors.

This lack of transparency has created an ongoing nightmare in Monk's local community, where biosludge odor and residue is negatively affecting ...

Farmers are being lied to about the “amazing benefits” of toxic biosludge

January 28, 2019 - farmers and rural areas of the country.

"They were going to stop it, and the neighbor that had the 200 acres promptly came down to my front gate and blackened both of my eyes, and that started me on the research trail," Monk states about one of his pro-biosludge farmer neighbors who physically assaulted Monk after Monk called an environmental company to come out and stop biosludge applications near his home.

"He thought biosolids were just great, and that's ...

Children’s Health Defense symposium tackles RESISTING attacks on food supply and farmers

a month ago - farmers, pooling resources, working together with others and staying informed. According to the journalist, people can make these changes gradually.

"It doesn't have to be an all-at-once, a 100-percent or nothing type of switch. It could be a gradual process of discovering something new in your area, [or] swapping out something from the supermarket for something that you can source from some local farmers market," he said.

Former Assistant Housing Secretary ...

British farmers reportedly being paid NOT TO GROW FOOD

July 25, 2024 -

The independent outlet posted a video of Keith Andrews, a farmer from Cornwall, elaborating on this particular scheme. According to him, farmers have been offered £2,500 ($3,222) for the next three years if they don't grow crops for food during that period.

"I'm going to plow a field, I'm going to put spring barley in. I'm going to get £440 ($567.07) off the government per acre. Then when it comes to crop size, leave it to rot in the ground. So, I don't get [any] ...

ENGINEERED HOLODOMOR: UK farmers are being PAID to destroy food crops

July 24, 2024 - farmers, then the whole continent is set to suffer under communism.Food security at risk in the UK, as government plots total takedown of agriculture

Cornish farmer Keith Andrews recently brought attention to the farming takedown scheme through a viral TikTok video, where he disclosed that farmers are being offered financial incentives to leave their fields fallow or dedicate them to non-food producing activities for up to THREE YEARS!

Andrews revealed ...

Denmark’s $3.7 billion carbon tax plan to cost farmers almost $100 per cow

July 21, 2024 -

The move seeks to help the European country meet its climate goals by addressing the largest source of emissions in Denmark, agriculture. The country is a major exporter of pork and dairy products, and these economic incentives help keep emissions high.

While farmers are disturbed and fear the financial trouble will hurt their livelihoods, the government plans to spend billions in environmental projects.

Protests are expected as tensions increase between ...