Todd Neeley

Monsanto withdrew its petition seeking antidumping duties on Chinese glyphosate imports after farm groups strongly criticized the move as harmful to struggling farmers.

USDA proposes major updates to a 1978 foreign land disclosure law, lowering reporting thresholds and expanding requirements, potentially affecting farms and agribusinesses with minority foreign...

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The Iowa Utilities Commission removed state-specific language from Summit Carbon's permit on a proposed carbon pipeline, potentially allowing progress despite ongoing regulatory and legal hurdles.

A federal court dismissed most of Triumph Foods' claims challenging California's Prop 12 animal welfare law, but allowed a Commerce Clause challenge to proceed.

Oklahoma reached a $41.7 million settlement with six poultry companies over a 21-year lawsuit alleging phosphorous and bacteria pollution in the Illinois River watershed.

The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to require cancer warning labels on pesticide products containing more than 100 active ingredients.

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John Deere settled with the Federal Trade Commission and five states, requiring the company to provide independent repair shops and equipment owners nationwide with full access to its repair tools and resources.

Settlement talks between the U.S. government and nearly 400 Missouri River farmers over repeated flooding have collapsed, while three farmers awarded millions remain unpaid.

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The EPA approved two new herbicides -- diflufenican and epyrifenacil -- to combat resistant weeds like waterhemp and Palmer amaranth in corn, soybeans and other crops.

Missouri farmer Jared Wilson objected to John Deere's proposed $99 million right-to-repair settlement, calling it out for minimal payouts, loopholes and excluded crop-loss damages.

A Nebraska bankruptcy judge denied two Texas farmers' attempts to reclaim $230,000 in grain from Hansen-Mueller, ruling the company made no written misrepresentations of financial solvency.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Nebraska's complaint against Colorado over alleged violations of the 1923 South Platte River Compact involving illegal water diversions and canal obstruction.

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The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that federal law preempts state failure-to-warn claims against Roundup, handing Bayer a major victory and shielding the company from state cancer-warning lawsuits.

The 73,600-acre Double V Ranch in New Mexico is listed for $35.2 million, offering extensive water access, livestock facilities and recreational hunting opportunities for large-scale cow/calf operations.

The Texas Supreme Court declined to hear Twinwood Cattle's appeal to revive a $30 million fraud verdict against competitor HeartBrand over Akaushi cattle DNA records.

A federal court rejected an attempt by 10 non-Hodgkin lymphoma victims to move Bayer's $7.3 billion Roundup settlement to federal court, returning jurisdiction to Missouri state court.

Reality TV farmer Steve A. McBee, imprisoned for crop insurance fraud, faces trial for allegedly transferring business assets to his sons to avoid paying court judgments.

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Corteva Agriscience has agreed to an $85 million settlement with U.S. farmers who alleged the company's loyalty rebate programs blocked cheaper generic crop protection products from the market.

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Two Texas farmers claim Hansen-Mueller Co. concealed its insolvency while accepting grain deliveries worth over $230,000 and are seeking repayment through a federal misrepresentation-of-solvency exception.

Recent Sales Results From Knox County, Illinois; Decatur County, Kansas; Fillmore County, Nebraska; and Butler County, Ohio

Saskatchewan-based Monette Farms is attempting to sell 274,000 acres through insolvency restructuring.

USDA is testing a potential first U.S. New World screwworm case in nearly 60 years from south Texas, causing cattle markets to close lower amid trader uncertainty.

CHS Inc. will close or sell three southern Minnesota grain elevators following a $147.1 million quarterly net loss.

A federal court is nearing a decision on whether expert witness Shaun Ledgerwood can testify in a class-action lawsuit alleging Archer Daniels Midland manipulated ethanol markets.

Corteva Inc. has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by farmers alleging crop protection loyalty programs blocked cheaper generic competitors.

A new study found the Renewable Fuel Standard transferred hundreds of billions of dollars to Midwest landowners by raising farmland values by up to 70%.

Record-high biodiesel RFS volumes for 2026 and 2027 are reviving the struggling biomass-based diesel industry, though rapid production ramp-up, policy uncertainty and 45Z tax guidance remain key...

Recent Sales Results From Cass County, Illinois; Lee County, Iowa; Custer County, Nebraska; and Sauk County, Wisconsin

Iowa seed company Latham Quality sued Bayer, alleging illegal monopoly control over expired NK603 corn trait patents, anticompetitive agreements with Corteva and predatory pricing tactics.

Ten non-Hodgkin lymphoma victims are challenging Bayer's $7.3 billion Roundup settlement, arguing it provides inadequate compensation.

Recent Sales Results From Logan County, Colorado; Hamilton County, Illinois; Lewis County, Missouri; and Alfalfa County, Oklahoma

Summit Carbon Solutions rerouted its Iowa CO2 pipeline project, cutting eight counties and more than 400 landowners from its footprint. Opponents urge the Iowa Utilities Commission to reject the project.

A federal court granted preliminary approval to John Deere's $99 million antitrust settlement with farmers over right-to-repair lawsuits with objections due September 2026.

Iowa and Missouri sued New York, alleging its greenhouse gas emissions reporting rule unconstitutionally regulates out-of-state biofuel producers.

A Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago report shows Midwest farmland values, cash rents and credit conditions are deteriorating in 2026, with many farms operating near breakeven.

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A federal court ruled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to adequately protect more than 1,500 endangered species from the insecticide malathion, violating the Endangered Species Act.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday to allow for permanent year-round E15 sales, also to include reforms to small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard.

COVID-19, remote work and demographic shifts ended decades of population decline in rural America.

Agri Stats Inc. settled multiple antitrust lawsuits with the DOJ, pork, turkey and broiler industries, requiring the company to change information sharing.

Recent Sales Results From Fremont County, Iowa; Faribault County, Minnesota; Steele County, North Dakota; and Sauk County, Wisconsin

A Colorado farmer discovered someone fraudulently listed his Texas land for sale using his identity, highlighting a growing real estate seller-impersonation fraud trend targeting vacant properties.

More than 80 environmental groups urged the Trump administration to address nitrate pollution in waterways, citing links to cancer and agricultural contamination sources.

A Nebraska bankruptcy court rejected 19 Texas farmers' $700,000 in grain claims against Hansen-Mueller Co., ruling their liens were filed in the wrong state.

The DOJ announced an expected settlement with Agri Stats and confirmed an ongoing antitrust investigation into meatpackers focuses on foreign ownership concerns.

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Twelve Nebraska farmers will receive 90% of claims against a $1 million bond after Hansen-Mueller Co. filed bankruptcy, leaving them about $100,000 short.

Recent Sales Results From Seward and Stevens counties, Kansas; Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota; Carroll County, Missouri; and Pierce County, Nebraska

Saskatchewan's Monette Farms filed for creditor protection to restructure nearly $900 million in debt after a major loan matured April 15, 2026.

Freeman Family Ranches, spanning about 88,000 acres across the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles, is on the market for $127.7 million.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over whether federal approval of Bayer's Roundup label preempts state cancer-warning lawsuits. Justices appeared divided on the fundamental conflict within federal pesticide law.

Nineteen Texas farmers claim BMO Bank improperly converted over $700,000 in grain sale proceeds owed to them during Hansen-Mueller's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

USDA signed a $300 million deal with Palantir Technologies to modernize farm services, streamline paperwork and implement its "One Farmer, One File" initiative.

A congressional group is introducing amendments to the farm bill to allow year-round E15 sales, reform small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard, cut obligations for small refiners and retroactively restore biofuels...