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A federal court in eastern Washington has dismissed two lawsuits filed by former rancher Cody Easterday against Tyson Fresh Meats, alleging breach of contract and antitrust violations.

A federal court in eastern Washington has dismissed two lawsuits filed by former rancher Cody Easterday against Tyson Fresh Meats, alleging breach of contract and antitrust violations.

SPOKANE, WA - A 51-year-old Columbia Basin cattle rancher who pled guilty to a multi-million dollar "ghost cattle" scam has a

Defendant Sentenced in the Largest-Ever Criminal Fraud Scheme in the Eastern District of Washington

Defendant Sentenced in the Largest-Ever Criminal Fraud Scheme in the Eastern District of Washington

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...

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<p><span>Easterday Ranches, Inc. (a cattle feedyard) made false statements to, and violated position limits established by, a futures exchange regulated by the Commission.  Accordingly, the Commission appropriately brought (and today settles) charges against Easterday Ranches of violating provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) that specifically address these typ...

Cody Easterday wagered hundreds of millions of dollars on the price of beef. He lost.

USDA ARS Cows are in a feedlot. Pasco, Wash.-based Easterday Ranches wants to build a nearly 30,000-cow dairy on the former site of Oregons Lost Valley. Pasco, Wash.-based company wants to build a nearly 30,000-cow dairy on the former site of Lost Valley. Oregons departments of Agriculture and Environmental Quality have tapped the brakes on Easterday Ranches permit application for a nearly 30,000-cow dairy on the site of the former Lost Valley Farm while legal iss...

For Tri-State Livestock News At the end of January, Tyson Fresh Meats filed a lawsuit against one of the largest farming and ranching families in Washington, Easterday Ranches, in an effort to recover losses from fictitious fed cattle sales and feed costs. Additionally, Tyson was hoping to recover 54,000 head of cattle still standing in an Easterday feedlot north of Pasco, Wash. The lawsuit was filed in Franklin County Superior Court in Pasco. On Feb. 1, days after Tyson sued Easterday Ranches,...