TX Sues Xcel on Smokehouse Creek Fire
The state of Texas sued Xcel Energy alleging the company's poorly maintained utility poles caused the 2024 Smokehouse Creek fire that killed three people and burned more than one million acres.
The state of Texas sued Xcel Energy alleging the company's poorly maintained utility poles caused the 2024 Smokehouse Creek fire that killed three people and burned more than one million acres.
Ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.131 million barrels per day (bpd) in the week ended Dec. 10.
Hansen-Mueller's bankruptcy asset auction will proceed as planned on Tuesday as the company nears an agreement resolving objections from Texas and Nebraska farmers owed millions for grain deliveries.
Recent farmland sales results from Champaign County, Illinois; Ellsworth and Rice Counties, Kansas; Hopkins County, Kentucky; and Dewey County, South Dakota.
We'll continue our look at the global fertilizer situation and track a brief warming trend through much of the country.
DTN Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger shares how she likes to write about creative people putting innovative ideas into practice, and why a story about forming their own microcaptive insurance companies was her favorite of the year.
Nebraska grain dealer Hansen-Mueller Co. told state regulators all farmers were paid for grain deliveries as part of an agreement to restore its grain dealer license, but at least one Nebraska farmer says he has...
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Tuesday visited with Mead residents to tout the state's progress in working with six seed companies now running the former AltEn ethanol plant's cleanup, the AltEn Facility Response...
Ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.105 million barrels per day (bpd) during the week ended Dec. 3.
New World screwworm, a deadly tissue-eating pest, is spreading through Mexico and moving toward the U.S. border. Officials are using surveillance and sterile flies to prevent outbreaks here.
Texas farmers filed an emergency motion to recover $1.4 million owed for grain deliveries by bankrupt Hansen-Mueller Co., citing special agricultural lien protections under bankruptcy code.
Federal prosecutors allege reality TV star Steve McBee fraudulently transferred business assets to his sons to avoid paying $4 million restitution for crop insurance fraud.
A WASDE report, the next Fed interest rate decision, and an announcement of the latest USDA farm aid payments are all on tap the week of Dec. 7.
Tyson's Lexington, Nebraska, beef plant closure affects numerous groups of people and could have a longer-term effect on cattle prices.
Ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.126 million barrels per day (bpd) for the week ended Nov. 28.
Section 1031 exchanges involve complex rules about asset classes, debt and strict timing requirements that require professional guidance to avoid costly mistakes.
A Nebraska bankruptcy court approved a bidding process for a December sale of Hansen-Mueller Co. grain assets located in multiple states.
Unsecured creditors in Hansen-Mueller's Chapter 11 bankruptcy seek 30 to 45 more days for asset sales, arguing the company's rushed year-end timeline risks fire-sale prices and limits bidding.
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