Brazil’s fertilizer imports jump as farmers prepare to plant new crop
By Roberto Samora and Ana Mano SAO PAULO – Brazilian fertilizer imports in June jumped 18.6% and totaled 4.15 million tonnes, according to government data released on Friday, quashing fears of delivery…
U.S. rains unlikely to help smallest Oklahoma wheat crop since 2014
CHICAGO – Rains this week in the U.S. Plains arrived too late to help much of the winter wheat in Oklahoma, the No. 2 U.S. producer of the grain, where farmers will…
Three Family Members Sentenced in USDA Crop Loan and Bankruptcy Fraud Schemes
Three Northeastern Iowa family members were sentenced recently in federal court for their respective roles in crop loan and bankruptcy fraud schemes. Aimee Lynn Rosenbaum, formerly known as Aimee Lynn Flatjord, age…
Crop Insurance Agency And CEO To Pay $500,000 To Settle Claims In Federal Fraud Investigation
Silveus Ins. Group, Inc. also agreed to a year-long monitoring period and CEO James Cameron Silveus agreed to a year-long exclusion from federal programs. GRAND RAPIDS –…
U.S. crop insurance payouts rise sharply as climate change worsens droughts, floods
By Leah Douglas – Insurance payments to U.S. farmers for crops lost to droughts and flooding have risen more than threefold over the past 25 years, according to an analysis of federal…
New Jersey bill signed into law aims to help farmers reduce crop damage from deer
TRENTON, NJ – Farmers throughout New Jersey may soon be able to apply for agricultural grants to help cover the cost of deer fencing thanks to bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senate Republican…
Nicholas County Man Sentenced to 36 Months for Extensive Crop Fraud Scheme
LEXINGTON, Ky.— A Mt. Sterling, Ky., man, Timothy Douglas Snedegar, 65, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison on Monday, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, after previously pleading guilty to…
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