The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a lawsuit against Agridime LLC, accusing the company of running a $161 million Ponzi scheme. According to Law360, on May 10, 2024, the CFTC submitted a complaint to the Texas Northern District Court against Agridime and its co-founders, Joshua Link and Jed Wood.…

Richard Slayman, the world’s first recipient of a transplanted, genetically engineered pig kidney, has passed away.  Slayman received the transplant during surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital on March 16, receiving a pig kidney with 69 genomic edits.  According to WCVB5, the 62-year-old said that he was leaving the hospital,…

U.S. Sales of 4-wheel-drive tractors increased 24 percent in April compared to 2023, according to the new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Additionally, 4-wheel-drive tractor sales are up 1.9 percent in the U.S. year-to-date.  Unit sales of 100+ Horsepower tractors increased in the U.S. April sales rose 7.2 percent year-over-year, following…

News of wolf depredations in Colorado has slowed down since the last calf was killed at the end of April. However, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials confirmed a new depredation last week on May 11.  The Middle Park Stockgrowers Association told Sky-Hi News that one yearling was killed, bringing the…

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Since the official detection of H5N1 in dairy cattle in the Texas panhandle on March 25, producers and agencies such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Health and Human Services have been working to mitigate and understand the potential impacts of the disease on both cattle and humans.  Samples…