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Robbing crop seed or smuggling pathogens, the most devastating raid of ag tech in U.S. history continues at a blistering pace.
When the daily demands of an operation become overwhelming, long-term strategy is often the first thing to go. But what if hard times are actually the best time to grow?
“It’s sickening what the government can get away with,” say David and Debbie Ross. “We’ve done nothing wrong and we want a jury of our peers to hear the evidence. All of it.”
When Sam Krautscheid busted two outlaws, he peeled back the page on a plague of crime.
Nik Patel steered a series of astonishing agriculture-related scams and racked up a whopping 52-year prison sentence.
Amid the highest copper prices in history, thieves now must tangle with a watchman that never sleeps.
Researchers at Purdue spent years working with NASA engineers to figure out how to grow crops on Mars and beyond. Now the data is yielding surprising results.
Microscopic particles improve efficacy and could save farmers money on input costs.
A trio of sharks—Illinois cowboy, Midwest matron, and polished Georgia fixer—ran a stunning con based on bogus cows.
Legendary Stan DeBoer, rebel with a cause, set the table for today’s American farmer.
Roy Pfaltzgraff’s maverick row crop operation is moving further to blade’s edge.
Orin Romine preaches a bare-bones message: Find a money hole and fill it.
Farmers can benefit from evaluating fields now and making a game plan for complying with the agency’s requirements. One positive is that the herbicide strategy will be implemented over time, instead of on a specific date.
During the wildest spectacle in ag history, Dwight “Tractor Man” Watson held D.C. hostage for three days from his cab.
How to turn gravel into gold: Meet Jordan Caldwell, a composting king hellbent on ROI.
In an 8-million-acre hoodwink, Gregor MacGregor stole the lifesavings of hundreds of farmers and sent scores to their deaths.
Thomas Atwood dropped a hornet’s nest down his stepmother’s dress and unleashed an epic tale: 7’ giants, snuff-chewing women, hymnal chunkers, cash hordes, and entrepreneurial geniuses.
Turning manure into gold, sticky-fingered Ray Brewer pulled off a twisted agriculture heist.
Purchase one of three available bundles (one corn and two soybean) and receive free glyphosate or glufosinate. Plus 0% financing. That’s the offer Conduit is putting in front of farmers Nov. 25 to Dec. 2.
“The agricultural economy is inherently cyclical, and ag lenders are navigating the changing conditions across the sectors they serve,” said Jackson Takach, chief economist of Farmer Mac.
The vote was scheduled for Nov. 7 after West Central Ag members had an opportunity to review the offer from CHS for acquisition. However, earlier in the week The Arthur Companies resubmitted its offer and campaigned for a second look.
Three things make this outreach unique in the ag retail business.
Michael Ballard faces $120,000 in fines for allowing his farm manager to live on his agriculture operation.
Two con men sold farmers $50 million of fake organic fertilizer in a staggering heist reaching every layer of the ag industry.
When Wayne Cryts stole his own soybeans from a bankrupt elevator, he triggered the wrath of a government hellbent on his imprisonment.
Among the wildest plans ever hatched by the federal government, hippos and other African big game were almost introduced to U.S. farms.
Two Oklahoma con artists stole the savings of farmers across the Midwest in one of the wildest scams of agriculture and business history.
People can make better decisions for their farm and find firmer financial footing for their operation when they are able to see the potential ramifications of their decisions, says one industry leader.