Ethics and Controversy

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (665+ words) Cases of identity theft linked to insurance fraud have nearly doubled in two years, prompting a warning to farmers and rural businesses over increasingly sophisticated scams. NFU Mutual and the Insurance Fraud Bureau are urging countryside communities to be alert…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (116+ words) An Athens court on Tuesday imposed suspended sentences or fines on 19 people accused of European Union agricultural subsidy fraud. Another three defendants were exculpated. The case was one of many involving fraudulent claims made through the now-defunct OPEKEPE state agency…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (74+ words) In Focus Missouri: Secretary of State Denny Hoskins talks about how his office helps farmers avoid scams Spectrum News NY1 Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More In Focus Missouri: Secretary…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (249+ words) Five farmers were allegedly cheated of Rs 1 crore after two men claiming to be representatives of a private green energy company promised to install solar plants on their farmland and arrange annual rent of Rs 50,000 per acre and a subsidy…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (106+ words) ATLANTA — Officials are issuing a warning to Georgia about a recent farmers market scam. Matthew Agvent with the Georgia Department of Agriculture says the 2026 Gate Atlanta Vendor and Artisan Market is a scam. The scam is designed to get information…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (328+ words) August 19, 2026 / 12:00 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released documents Wednesday regarding his office's investigation into Fleet Farm, alleging the company "ignored an internal warning" about selling firearms to a "straw buyer." In February, the Wisconsin-based retailer settled…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (599+ words) The largest circulation farm newspaper in Ontario, Canada - Eastern Ontario & Western Ontario Editions - Farm fined $1,649 for antibiotic in milk that tribunal agrees was not used by farmer Dairy farmers Josh and Ellen Biemond Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum SOUTH DUNDAS — Iroquois…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (30+ words) Bunge fined in Poland for abuse of buyer power vis-à-vis farmers MLex Bunge fined in Poland for abuse of buyer power vis-à-vis farmers To view the full article, register now....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (81+ words) Federal prosecutors say a Kansas farmer admitted to selling crops that had been pledged as collateral for a government farm loan. Steven Porubsky, 49, of Topeka, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to one count of conversion of mortgaged collateral. Court…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (207+ words) eKathimerini.com The cases of four ruling New Democracy party MPs recently referred by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office over suspected involvement in Greece’s OPEKEPE EU farm subsidy scandal will be heard in four separate trials this autumn,…...