Todd Neeley

Hansen-Mueller paid 38 Nebraska farmers about $2.1 million under an agreement with the Nebraska Public Service Commission to avoid having its grain dealers license suspended.

Atmore, Alabama, farmer Brad Ward is among a growing list of U.S. farmers who haven't been paid for delivering grain to Hansen-Mueller Co.

An environmental group sued North Dakota for granting a permit to build a 25,000-head dairy, arguing it requires federal oversight because of pollution risks to the Red River.

The average price of anhydrous rose 8% to $842 per ton in late October, leading five of eight fertilizers higher compared to one month ago.

Nebraska suspended Omaha-based Hansen-Mueller Co.'s grain dealer license after the company failed to pay nearly $2 million to 38 farmers.

South Dakota farmers sued Summit Carbon Solutions for damages, alleging the company trespassed on their land in 2023 for survey work on a carbon pipeline.

The Nebraska Public Service Commission has ordered Roberts Seed in Axtell to cease buying and storing grain without proper licenses.

Gallatin, Missouri, farmer Steve A. McBee was sentenced to 24 months in prison after pleading guilty to crop insurance fraud and ordered to pay $4 million in restitution.

ADM seeks dismissal of lawsuit claiming it manipulated ethanol prices at the Argo terminal by selling too cheaply, arguing low prices benefit consumers.

A federal appeals court upheld a Massachusetts animal welfare law banning pork sales from farms using gestation crates, ruling it doesn't discriminate against out-of-state producers or processors.

The federal government is seeking 41 months in prison and $4 million in restitution for ag reality TV star Steve A. McBee on crop insurance fraud.

A federal court has denied USDA's motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a mandate that certain cattle have electronic identification tags.

Farmers and elevators brace for tight grain storage as record grain harvest overwhelms capacity, potentially pushing storage fees higher.

Reality TV star Steve A. McBee sold a large grain facility in Gallatin, Missouri, to organic wheat company EarthTouch as he faces sentencing on crop insurance fraud.

Boersen Farms, facing a $33.2 million debt to a Utah-based equipment leasing company, is seeking court approval for the 10th sale of assets to pay off the debt.

The federal government shutdown likely halts EPA rulemaking and permitting processes, delaying key decisions on the Renewable Fuel Standard, waters of the U.S. rule, and agricultural chemicals.

A Chinese scholar at the University of Michigan who allegedly smuggled Fusarium graminearum into the U.S. with her boyfriend is close to reaching a plea deal.

California's Proposition 12 is being challenged in federal court by a Missouri-based pork processor, Triumph Foods, which claims the law unconstitutionally discriminates against out-of-state producers.

A federal judge denied AGCO's motion to allow it to file an appeal in an ongoing right-to-repair lawsuit against John Deere by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

Environmental groups petitioned a federal appeals court to review the Trump administration's decision to impose no additional wastewater discharge regulations on meat and poultry plants.

AGCO has asked a federal court to allow a rare appeal in an ongoing right-to-repair lawsuit filed against John Deere by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and joined by five states.

A deadly explosion at a Nebraska biofuels plant was likely caused by combustible wood dust. The facility remains unsafe to access, hindering federal investigation.

Summit Carbon Solutions pledges financial aid to communities and annual payments to landowners along its proposed 2,500-mile carbon pipeline route, aiming to build trust and support.

The Trump administration released a proposal Tuesday to reallocate biofuels gallons lost to small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard from 2023 to 2025.

Archer Daniels Midland continues to fight against allowing expert witness testimony to be heard in an ethanol markets manipulation lawsuit in federal court.

The Trump administration announced plans to withdraw the Biden-era "Public Lands Rule" that limited conservation on federal lands.

Any claims made on the $83.5 million JBS antitrust settlement are due Sept. 15. The case involves sold fed cattle for slaughter to Tyson, JBS, Cargill and/or National Beef in the U.S. from June 1, 2015, to Feb. 29, 2020

Any claims made on the $83.5 million JBS antitrust settlement are due Monday. The case involves sold fed cattle for slaughter to Tyson, JBS, Cargill and/or National Beef in the U.S. from June 1...

Forty-two members of Congress are pressing the Trump administration to minimize Renewable Fuel Standard volumes increases and to not reallocate gallons lost to small-refinery exemptions.

Senators from oil-producing states introduce a bill to stop the Trump administration from reallocating biofuel gallons waived through small-refinery exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard.

A federal appeals court ruled California's Grassland Bypass Project doesn't need Clean Water Act permits, upholding the agricultural exemption for irrigation return flows.

The California Senate unanimously passed legislation allowing E15 ethanol blend sales, making it the final state to approve the potentially cheaper gasoline fuel option for consumers.

Agricultural industry veteran Eric Heismeyer was officially named new CEO of Iowa-based Landus Cooperative five months after previous CEO Matt Carstens resigned following company layoffs.

Reality TV star Steve McBee's Missouri farm defaulted on a $1.3 million loan before his October sentencing for crop insurance fraud.

Ag reality television star Steve McBee's sentencing on crop insurance fraud was delayed to October as federal authorities seek property forfeiture, including expensive watches.

Environmental groups are seeking a federal court order to revoke Enlist One and Enlist Duo herbicide registrations, claiming EPA significantly understated serious health risks and overstated effectiveness.

EPA on Friday granted 140 small-refinery exemptions from Renewable Fuel Standard requirements while also announcing plans to reallocate exempted gallons starting from 2023.

Eleven farms filed an amended complaint in an ongoing antitrust lawsuit against Syngenta and Corteva, alleging the companies' loyalty programs nudged out generic pesticides.

The Trump administration intervened in two federal lawsuits alleging California illegally continues enforcing electric heavy-duty truck emission mandates despite Congress officially voiding required...

Eleven state attorneys general support South Dakota ranchers' lawsuit against major meat packers over alleged misleading "Product of USA" labels.

The MAHA Commission recommends no pesticide actions to President Donald Trump, instead letting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continue current oversight.

A Texas federal judge vacated the Biden administration's endangered species listing for the lesser prairie chicken for a second time, siding with the cattle and oil industries.

The National Corn Growers Association called on Congress to take immediate action to pass E15 legislation after USDA predicted a record corn crop.

The Trump administration allows needed software fixes to prevent diesel trucks and farm equipment from suddenly slowing to just 5 mph when diesel exhaust fluid systems fail.

Iowa farmer Michael Butikofer is serving a 15-year prison sentence and was ordered to pay $5.7 million in restitution for livestock theft.

A federal court granted John Deere access to three major competitors' confidential business data including pricing and financial sales information as part of ongoing right-to-repair lawsuits.

Summit Carbon Solutions' new CEO Joe Griffin promises improved right-of-way terms for Iowa landowners along the highly contentious