Todd Neeley

The U.S. biodiesel industry awaits the final rule on the latest Renewable Fuel Standard proposal, which could trigger an urgent production ramp-up in 2026.

After 2025 saw biodiesel plant shutdowns from tax credit uncertainty, the industry sees recovery ahead with Renewable Fuel Standard volume increases and extended 45Z tax credits.

The Supreme Court will hear Bayer's Roundup case to resolve whether federal labeling laws preempt state laws, potentially ending thousands of cancer lawsuits.

Corteva seeks to block a proposed October 2026 antitrust crop-loyalty trial date, indicating in a court filing this week that it may seek a trial separate from Syngenta Crop Protection.

The state of Oklahoma reached a $5 million settlement with George's Inc. to cut poultry waste pollution in the Illinois River watershed.

Teton Ridge Ranch near Fort Worth, Texas, sold for $45 million to Montana-based Theorem Ranch owners, four months after completing a $28 million horse sale.

The Trump administration and 12 states are seeking an October 2026 trial date against Syngenta and Corteva, alleging they paid distributors to block generic pesticides.

North Dakota filed a motion to recover $778,000 from a surety bond and use a state indemnity fund to pay grain sellers unpaid by Hansen-Mueller Co.

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 1 million acres.

Nebraska seeks federal court permission to pay farmers approximately $542,000 from Hansen-Mueller Co.'s $1 million surety bond.

Three companies made successful bids for Hansen-Mueller Co.'s grain assets in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy auction, with an asset hearing set for Dec. 22, 2025.

No. 10 on DTN's list of the Top 10 Ag Stories of 2025 focuses on how biofuels court cases and a change in presidential administrations helped to shape a changing biofuels market throughout the year.

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.

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.

Wisconsin confirmed its first case of highly pathogenic bird flu in dairy cattle through routine testing. State officials said the affected farm is quarantined.

Bayer sued AIG Property Casualty Co., alleging the insurer refuses to pay billions in Roundup liability claims under insurance policies purchased between 1967 and 1986.

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 still not been paid.

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 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 bidding.

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.