Todd Neeley

DTN/Progressive Farmer writers were asked to think back on their year and choose a favorite story they wrote. Writers for Progressive Farmer magazine assembled a special issue focused on...

CHS Inc. will be closing on the purchase of West Central Ag Services after West Central farmer members approved the sale of the Minnesota-based cooperative.

A former eastern Washington rancher serving an 11-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to wire fraud, has asked a federal appeals court to reconsider his name, image and likeness claims against Tyson Fresh Meats.

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Summit Carbon Solutions is not only a pipeline company under state law, but that it has the right to enter private property to conduct pre-condemnation surveys.

A Bruneau, Idaho, ranch asked a federal court to dismiss an amended Clean Water Act lawsuit filed against the operation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The American Farm Bureau Federation, National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the National Pork Producers Council have joined in a legal fight against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's hazardous designation of "forever...

The North Dakota Public Service Commission on Friday granted a siting permit to Summit Carbon Solutions to build a 332-mile segment of a 2,000-mile carbon pipeline.

The state of Minnesota announced it had reached a settlement with Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. on charges that the company violated child labor laws at its plant in St. James, Minnesota. The company denies knowingly hiring minors.

A federal appeals court has returned the wetlands determination case of South Dakota farmer Arlen Foster to a federal court in the state.

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, joined congressional opposition to the Renewable Fuel Standard as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin to be the next administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

A federal appeals court ruled Zeeland, Michigan-based Boersen Farms must wait for the conclusion of a pending crop insurance fraud investigation before potentially receiving millions of dollars in unpaid crop insurance claims.

Agriculture reality show star and Missouri farmer Steve McBee, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of federal crop insurance fraud as part of a plea agreement filed in federal court on Nov. 5.

The Andersons Inc. announced the company finalized a deal to acquire majority ownership of Skyland Grain LLC. Financial and other details about the acquisition were not made public.

USDA said it has confirmed the first case of bird flu in swine, found in a positive test from a backyard farm in Crook County, Oregon.

A Missouri grain cooperative faces nearly $242,000 in penalties from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in connection with the grain-engulfment death of an employee in May 2024.

As the Grain Belt Express power transmission project is nudging closer to the beginning of construction across Missouri, Kansas and Illinois, Missouri farmer Charles Henke is considering what the...

Four of the eight major fertilizers tracked by DTN reported higher average prices compared to one month ago, although none of the price moves were considered significant.

A new study by the University of Illinois outlines the differences in mental health challenges between men and women farm operators.

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Deere and Company violated antitrust laws by limiting who can repair agricultural equipment.

Monona, Iowa, farmer Michael Wayne Butikofer was sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $5.7 million in restitution after pleading guilty to livestock theft, wire fraud and making a false bankruptcy...

Michigan farmer Gaylord Lincoln could serve up to one year in jail and pay up to a $100,000 fine after reaching a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in a farm benefits and crop insurance fraud case.

A group of 47 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives asked the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban the use of the herbicide paraquat.

McDonald's lawsuit outlines what the burger giant says was a conspiracy among the nation's largest meatpackers to fix the price of beef.

A Minnesota dairy will pay just a fraction of back wages allegedly owed to employees as part of a legal settlement announced by the state's attorney general last week.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren tells Deere and Company CEO John C. May the company has yet to provide to farmers a "meaningful" right to repair agriculture equipment.

The campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump recently provided answers to questions from the American Farm Bureau Federation, regarding their positions on a variety of issues that affect...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced new product labels and other measures designed to protect endangered and threatened species from exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency filed an amended complaint against an Idaho ranch, detailing how work done on the ranch allegedly disrupted continuous surface connections between wetlands and the Bruneau River.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday released a plan to protect plant and animal species in danger of extinction, as part of the agency's response to a 2023 legal settlement.

A group of seed companies involved in the environmental cleanup at an abandoned ethanol plant in Mead, Nebraska, said it expects all wet cake waste at the site to be cleared out by the end of...

Legislation to restrict eligibility for the 45Z Clean Fuels Production tax credit to domestic feedstock producers and to extend the credit to 10 years, was introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate...

One year after launching operations at an agriculture innovation campus in Crookston, Minnesota, the campus board of directors announced its closing on Monday.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against an Idaho ranch for alleged Clean Water Act violations, ruling the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has to follow the Supreme Court's ruling in...

Growth Energy unveiled the preliminary results of a study conducted by the Energy Futures Initiative Foundation that shows corn-based ethanol can accelerate toward net-zero carbon emissions by stepping up the use of current...

Gevo Inc. announced on Thursday the company sold about $20 million in tax credits for renewable natural gas production at a plant in northwest Iowa.

A federal court dismissed an antitrust lawsuit filed by farms against several agribusinesses, alleging they conspired to keep the prices of ag chemicals higher.

The head of the Renewable Fuels Association this week said he's hoping the U.S. Department of Treasury will release guidance on the 45Z tax credit ahead of the November election.

A Minnesota partnership developing a sustainable aviation fuel value chain has plans to build an SAF blending facility to be operational by 2025.

The Pacific Legal Foundation asked a federal appeals court to throw out the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's tailpipe emissions rule that mandates electric vehicles, alleging the agency is ignoring Supreme Court rulings limiting...

Despite national restrictions placed on the use of the pesticide malathion, a new lawsuit alleges the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act in issuing a key biological opinion.

Gevo Inc. announced on Thursday it was buying Red Trail Energy's ethanol plant and carbon capture and storage capabilities in Richardton, North Dakota.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit last month rejected appeals filed by attorneys who represented farmers in the Syngenta corn settlement. The attorneys for years have been contesting court allocations of...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week approved $15 million in grants for 10 institutions to study the agricultural effects of "forever chemicals."

Triumph Foods LLC and a group of farms and companies have asked a federal appeals court to review a decision on Massachusetts' animal-welfare law made by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.