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Cody Easterday, a rancher from southeast Washington, pleaded guilty to defrauding the company of $233 million.

Easterday Dairy is suing the former owners. The dairy has been repeatedly cited for failing to bring nitrate levels in water at the site under control.

Easterday Dairy bought a plant in OR that was having problems several years ago. They're suing the former owners for breach of contract, claiming they didn't clean the site properly.

Easterday Dairy has been trying to reopen a Boardman dairy plant for several years, but new documents show that after repeated setbacks and water quality violations the company may be

When dangerous nitrate levels in Morrow County’s drinking water plunged the area into a crisis, Oregon’s largest mega-dairy, Threemile Canyon Farms, and its processor, the Tillamook Creamery Association, were quick

A tentative settlement has been reached to allocate money from the fraud-driven bankruptcy sale of Cody Easterdays farms in Eastern Washington. The agreement between the Easterday family and creditor committees

By Lee van der Voo, High Country News A fter the fraud at Easterday Ranches was discovered, owner Gale Easterday steered his pickup onto the...

Cody Easterday, the rancher from southeast Washington who pleaded guilty in March to defrauding Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale of $233 million and an unidentified company of $11 million, has had his sentencing date delayed once again.

An Eastern Washington federal judge Thursday postponed sentencing Cody Easterday to June 13, giving the ex-cattleman six more months of freedom to settle his contentious bankruptcy case.

With farms, ranches and rural communities facing unprecedented threats, a worrying trend leads to a critical question: Who owns the water?