Todd Neeley

A federal judge ruled a lawsuit alleging securities fraud against Archer Daniels Midland would continue as the court denied four motions to dismiss the case last week.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is launching a second public-comment period on a proposal to list the monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

A new report by the University of Nebraska's Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance said the 10% tariff placed on all Chinese imports to the U.S. represents a broadening of the 2018 trade war.

Four years after a federal court awarded more than $10 million in damages to three farms for repeated flooding in the Missouri River basin, they continue to seek payment of those damages.

The Canadian government launched a dumping investigation into renewable diesel produced in the U.S. after Canada's only renewable diesel producer filed a complaint at the end of 2024.

A new report by the University of Nebraska's Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance said the 10% tariff placed on all Chinese imports to the U.S. represents a broadening of the 2018 trade war.

A federal judge ordered John Deere to provide certain communications it had with trade associations as it relates to the right-to-repair issue, as part of an ongoing discovery process in an antitrust lawsuit filed by farmers.

President Donald Trump touted work completed in his first 43 days in office, citing the reignition of energy production and reversing the "flagrant waste of taxpayer dollars" through the creation of the Department of Government...

The Chinese government announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agriculture products on Tuesday, in addition to suspending soybean export licenses of three U.S. agriculture companies in response to the Trump administration's 10...

The Trump administration announced on Friday it has given Ohio and South Dakota an extra year to implement year-round permanent E15 sales.

A Michigan farmer who pleaded guilty to theft of public money as a result of a federal investigation, is sentenced to supervised release.

Lawsuits challenging a tailpipe emissions rule that has been referred to as an electric-vehicle mandate by the Trump administration and others, have been put on hold in a federal appeals court.

A Russian-based attorney who is representing the families of victims in the Jan. 30, 2025, crash of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Blackhawk helicopter uncovered and reported fraudulent GoFundMe campaign for crash victims Kiowa...

As Congress considers a new budget bill in the coming weeks, Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, told an ethanol industry audience at the National Ethanol Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, this week that he is hoping to include funding...

The head of the Renewable Fuels Association told an audience of ethanol producers at the National Ethanol Conference in Nashville on Tuesday that the Trump administration can take steps to...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday that would clear the way for permanent, year-round sales of E15 across the country.

Springport, Michigan, farmer Gaylord Lincoln asked a federal court to sentence him to probation after pleading guilty to one count of theft of public money, pointing to ongoing health concerns and remorse for the crime as a...

Attorneys for the U.S. government told a federal court that a Michigan farmer who pleaded guilty to theft in connection with a federal crop insurance and farm benefits fraud case is a former...

A bipartisan group of 28 members of the U.S. House of Representatives asked Lee Zeldin in a letter on Thursday to get the Renewable Fuel Standard back on track and act on E15.

The National Farmers Union, R-CALF USA and cattle producers reached a $83.5 million settlement with JBS in an ongoing class-action lawsuit that alleged price fixing among ag companies.

The Mexican government on Thursday announced first steps in restoring imports of U.S. genetically modified corn after losing a case before a panel of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Officials from the biofuels industry continue to try to gauge where federal biofuels policy will go in the second Trump administration.

Former Express Grain CEO John R. Coleman was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud. A federal court ordered Coleman to immediately pay $69.8 million in restitution.

Kiowa, Kansas, farmers Bob and Lori Schrock were among the passengers aboard American Eagle flight 5342 that collided with a Blackhawk helicopter in Washington, D.C., this week.

Twenty-three state attorneys general filed a brief with the Supreme Court on Wednesday, joining an appeal filed by the Iowa Pork Producers Association challenging California's Proposition 12.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York as Trump's new administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Cargill Inc. plans to close a turkey production plant in Springdale, Arkansas, cutting about 1,000 jobs and affecting about 100 farmers who supply the plant.

A federal appeals court declined John Deere's request for a new trial on a patent infringement lawsuit filed against AGCO Corp. and Precision Planting, LLC, on claims made by Deere that an AGCO planter infringed on Deere patents.

Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine has asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to delay the implementation of year-round E15 sales in the state. Ohio is one of eight Midwest states that were granted a waiver to make E15...

A federal court on Monday handed down an order allowing Zeeland, Michigan-based Boersen Farms to sell tracts of land and to then use proceeds to pay two creditors.

CHS Inc., based in Inner Grove Heights, Minnesota, announced this week a planned expansion of its grain facility in Warren, Minnesota.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday approved the nomination of former Congressman Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

A proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to retroactively reduce cellulosic biofuels volumes in the Renewable Fuel Standard sees pushback from biofuels groups.

A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced the "Farm to Fly Act" aimed at supporting the development of sustainable aviation fuel production through current USDA programs.

EPA administrator nominee Lee Zeldin testified before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday, answering questions about the Renewable Fuel Standard, electric vehicles and waters of the United States.

John Deere said it would defend itself "vigorously" in a new repair lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission and two states this week. The company said it was in the middle of settlement negotiations with the FTC when the...

The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general in Minnesota and Illinois filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, alleging John Deere's equipment-repair practices are driving up costs for...

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a settlement with JBS USA that requires the nation's largest meatpacker to provide $4 million to assist in preventing child labor law violations across the country.

Foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land increased from 2022 to 2023, led primarily by the expansion of land use for renewable energy by foreign entities.

The Biden administration released interim guidance for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production tax credit on Friday, leaving finalization of rules to the incoming Trump administration for a credit that is expected to drive the development of...

A Niles, Michigan, farmer has agreed to pay $87,500 to settle crop insurance and farm benefits fraud allegations, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan announced on Tuesday.

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced plans to launch a national livestock improvement program aimed at improving swine health.

Omaha-based Farmers National Company said on Monday that demand to buy agricultural land continues to outpace the availability of land on the market.

The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality granted a permit to Riverview Farms to build a new 12,500-head dairy in the southeast part of the state.

CHS Inc. announced on Thursday, Jan. 2, that it closed on its $225 million acquisition of West Central Ag Services in Ulen, Minnesota.

A shareholder of Archer Daniels Midland was critical of how company CEO Juan Luciano has handled the flow of information and communication regarding an ongoing investigation into company accounting practices.

Gold Growers Cooperative in North Dakota announced it was ending plans to form a joint venture with Cargill Inc. to operate a wet mill plant in Wahpeton, North Dakota.