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State Water Regulations Worse Than WOTUS, Farmers Claim Aug 15, 2023
In March 2020, a state conservation officer walked into Steve Slonaker’s Indiana farm office, issued cease-and-desist instructions, and levied a fine for environmental violations during a three-hour stay. Slonaker’s transgression? […]
Accidents Happen. Don’t Lose the Farm Because of Them Jan 27, 2023
It’s well after lunch, mid-afternoon at an all-day grower meeting, but the 20-plus farmers sitting on metal folding chairs arranged in a half circle are focused intently on the speaker […]
Bayer Announced $10 Billion Settlement In Roundup-Cancer Claims Jun 24, 2020
Bayer has agreed to pay more than $10 billion in the U.S. to settle current and potential claims that its Roundup herbicide causes cancer.
North Dakota Upholds Ban on Corporate Farming Jun 19, 2016
There has been lots of news recently in North Dakota regarding a law that has been on the books since 1932 prohibiting non family corporate ownership of farms or ranches in […]
Missouri Soybean Farmers Get a Win Against Seed Genetics Co. – DTN Jun 16, 2016
In a case highlighting conflicts of interests in a state checkoff program, Missouri soybean farmers won a major lawsuit Wednesday against a seed genetics company co-owned and managed by a […]
Syngenta’s GMO Corn Lawsuits: How Are They Going? Jul 10, 2015
I’ve had many inquiries over the past months from farmers, agribusinesses and their attorneys about lawsuits against Syngenta. The inquiries usually contain a sense of intrigue and curiosity, combined with […]
Property Lines: What Happens When Handshakes Don’t Work? – DTN Apr 8, 2015
Bubba Brush has owned 300 acres outside Montevallo, Ala., for nearly 40 years. Along the way, he has learned a thing or two about working with, and living alongside, neighbors. […]
