Challenge electronic tag rule: Three activist rancher groups filed suit in federal court in South Dakota to nullify a new USDA rule requiring electronic eartags and radio frequency identification tags on some cattle and bison to facilitate “trace back” in case of a disease outbreak. (DTN/Progressive Farmer)
Settlement in goat slaughter: The Shasta County government in northern California agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit over its enforcement of county fair rules requiring the sale and slaughter of a goat although its young owner didn’t want to part with the animal. (Guardian)
Errors in ADM’s books: ADM share prices fell by 6 percent after the global grain trader lowered its earnings guidance for the year and said it would amend some of its SEC filings to reflect “corrections of newly identified errors” in sales between segments of the company. (CFO Dive)
Black fly larvae farm: Oberland Agriscience, which grows black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) for use as ingredients in the aquaculture, agriculture, and pet feed industries and for soil health, opened a 108,000-square-foot BSFL farm in Halifax, Nova Scotia. (Oberland)