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Crop insurance for beekeepers now available

By ⋅ December 22, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

(Associated Press) -The buzz in the honeybee industry these days is about something beekeepers have never had before - crop insurance.
Some beekeepers say the new program is expensive and amounts to betting on the weather. Others say it’s better than having no protection at all.
“In general, we think it’s great,” said Troy Fore, executive director [...]

Sacramento urges residents to buy flood insurance

By ⋅ December 5, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sacramento officials are encouraging residents who live in a flood-prone neighborhood to buy flood insurance before next week.
New federal flood maps that take effect Monday designate the region known as Natomas as a hazard zone. That means anyone with a federally backed mortgage must buy flood insurance.
City officials say homeowners who wait until Monday to [...]

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