Todd Neeley

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.

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.

A Nebraska bankruptcy court approved a bidding process for a December sale of Hansen-Mueller Co. grain assets located in multiple states.

The Trump administration said the Supreme Court should hear Bayer's Roundup petition that could end cancer lawsuits, arguing federal pesticide labeling laws preempt state-liability claims.

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...

DTN Environmental Editor Todd Neeley shares a story that involved a criminal lawyer in Moscow who tracked down and reported a fake charity campaign exploiting Kansas plane crash victims Bob and Lori Schrock, preventing further...

Oklahoma's attorney general accuses Tyson Foods of spreading "misinformation" and using farmers as "pawns" in a 20-year Illinois River watershed pollution lawsuit.

Iowa farmers and businesses have until March 17, 2026, to file bankruptcy claims against Hansen-Mueller Co. to potentially receive payouts from Iowa's grain indemnity fund.

A seven-member unsecured creditors committee has been formed in the Hansen-Mueller bankruptcy case, as the Omaha company owes up to 5,000 creditors and is moving toward an asset sale.

Chinese scholar Yunqing Jian pled guilty to smuggling crop pathogen Fusarium graminearum into the U.S. She was sentenced to time served and returned to China.

Former U.S. trade negotiator warns that the Trump administration's tariffs will likely become permanent, creating long-term trade uncertainty for American agriculture.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reviewing new paraquat data showing higher vapor pressure than previously assessed, raising volatilization concerns.

Omaha-based Hansen-Mueller Co. points to millions lost in failed business ventures and the impact of Trump tariffs as the reason for filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday.

: Hansen-Mueller Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday after not paying farmers for grain deliveries. The company reports owing $100 million to $500 million to thousands of creditors.

The Trump administration on Monday released a newly proposed definition of waters of the U.S. and is set to launch a 45-day public comment period.

TFG-Michigan motioned a federal court to renew a $29.2 million judgment against Boersen Farms for selling leased irrigation equipment without permission, dating back to a 2017 contract breach lawsuit.

Hansen-Mueller Co. paid Nebraska farmers $2.1 million for grain deliveries, but Texas producers and companies remain unpaid. Texas state agriculture officials urge farmers to verify payment status.

The Trump administration granted 14 small-refinery exemptions from the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2021 to 2024, potentially releasing 2.5 billion biofuels credits into the markets.

A federal appeals court ordered USDA to rewrite bioengineered food labeling rules, ruling the agency unlawfully excluded highly refined foods and cannot use QR codes alone.

Minnesota withdrew its waste pesticide-treated seed disposal rule Monday after an administrative judge rejected the rulemaking, citing procedural failures.

Five of eight fertilizer prices rose in early November, with anhydrous up 4%. All fertilizers are higher compared to last year.

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, 2015, to Feb. 29, 2020

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.