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A Justice Department official has objected to millions of dollars in fees sought by financial advisers and a Los Angeles law firm involved in liquidating Cody Easterday's farming empire in
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 wagered hundreds of millions of dollars on the price of beef. He lost.
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Anna King/NW News Network Audio for this story will be available soon. Nearly 12,000 acres of Easterday family farmland in Benton County will likely sell for more than its $210 million asking price, according to court documents and sources with knowledge of the deal. Two big players are vying for the sweeping property near the Columbia River: Farmland Reserve’s AgriNorthwest, which is backed by the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Seattle-based Bill and Melinda Gates’ Cottonwood Ag Management. The highest bidder will be confirmed at a bankruptcy auction held next w...