A federal lawsuit filed in Michigan alleges that Zeeland, Michigan-based Boersen Farms stole 112 items of equipment and fraudulently transferred them to numerous entities.
Monona, Iowa, farmer Michael Wayne Butikofer pleads guilty to livestock theft, wire fraud and one count of making a false bankruptcy declaration, in the operation of an unlicensed custom cattle farm.
A Michigan farm family under investigation for alleged crop insurance fraud has sued the federal government and an insurance company for a three-year delay in paying about $2.3 million in crop insurance claims.
A Gering, Nebraska, farmer was sentenced to 36 months in prison and ordered to pay $5.1 million in restitution after pleading guilty to committing bank fraud. The farmer is appealing the restitution he is being forced to pay.
The Supreme Court of the United States determined that the Equitable Apportionment Doctrine applies to aquifers, a key holding that will affect landowner rights.