ARBITRATION DECISIONS Nos. 2000 to Present

Here is a list of the NGFA's latest arbitration decisions.
Cases are listed by date.
Please note that many of our decisions are in PDF format
-- Latest cases are marked

• Arbitration Case Number 2179- 5/8/2008- Default
  Plaintiff: Archer-Daniels-Midland Company d/b/a ADM Grain Company, Overland Park, Kan.
  Defendant: Heartland Commodities, LLC, Joplin, Mo.

• Arbitration Case Number 2173- 5/8/2008
  Plaintiff: Hansen-Mueller Co., Omaha, Neb.
  Defendant: Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers, Richmond, Mo.

• Arbitration Case Number 2162 - 4/2/08
  Plaintiff: Lathrop Feed and Grain Inc., Lathrop, Mo.
  Defendant: Hannebaum Grain Co. Inc., Salina, Kan.

• Arbitration Case Number 2187- 3/13/2008-Default
  Plaintiff: Cargill, Incorporated, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Defendant: Troy Pelton, Cheyeene Wells, Colo.

• Arbitration Case Number 2183- 3/13/2008-Default
  Plaintiff: Consolidated Grain and Barge Co., Princeton, Ill.
  Defendant: Paske Farms, Arlington, Wis.

• Arbitration Case Number 2181- 3/13/2008-Default
  Plaintiff: Cargill, Incorporated, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Defendant: Ed Hornback, Ridge Farm, Ill.

• Arbitration Case Number 2169- 3/13/2008
  Plaintiff: ADM Grain Co., Overland Park, Kan.
  Defendant: Heartland Co-op, West Des Moines, Iowa

• Arbitration Case Number 2158 - 2/14/2008
  Plaintiff: ConAgra Trade Group Inc., Omaha, Neb.
  Defendant: Pat Colson, Paxton, Neb.

• Arbitration Case Number 2166 - 12/20/2007
  Plaintiff: The Andersons, Inc., Maumee, Ohio.
  Defendant: Minisee Farms, Inc., Niles, Mich.

• Arbitration Case Number 2164 - 12/20/2007
  Plaintiff: The Scoular Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
  Defendant: FGDI LLC, Buford, Ga.

• Arbitration Case Number 2161 - 12/20/2007
  Plaintiff: MGM Marketing Inc., Olathe, Kan.
  Defendant: Frederick Sales LLC, Kansas City, Mo.

• Arbitration Case Number 2175 - 11/20/2007
  Plaintiff: Demeter L.P., Fowler, Ind.
  Defendant: Wilde Acres Corporation and Mr. Willie Stokes, Beloit, Wis.

• Arbitration Case Number 2154 - 11/8/2007
  Plaintiff: Citizens LLC, Charlotte, Mich.
  Defendant: Midwestern Soybeans International Inc., Mason City, Iowa

• Arbitration Case Number 2139 & Appeals Case Number 2139- 8/2/2007
  Plaintiff: Bailey Merchandising Co. LP/Frank Bailey Grain Co. Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
  Defendant: Abengoa Bioenergy Corp., Chesterfield, Mo.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2137 and 2138 - 5/24/2007
  Plaintiff: Michigan Agricultural Commodities Inc., Lansing, Mich.
  Defendant: Canadian National Railway Co., Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Arbitration Case Number 2156 - 5/10/2007
  Plaintiff: Lansing Trade Group, LLC d/b/a Lansing Grain Company, f/k/a Lansing Grain Company, LLC, Auburn, N.Y.
  Defendant: Devine Farms LLC, Canastota, N.Y.

• Arbitration Case Number 2104 - 4/12/2007
  Plaintiff: Fred L. Hostetler, d/b/a Triple "D" Farms, London, Ohio
  Defendant: Cargill Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.

• Arbitration Case Number 2143 - 3/29/2007
  Plaintiff: Bunge Milling Inc., St. Louis, Mo.
  Defendant: Norfolk Southern Corp., St. Louis, Mo.

• Arbitration Case Number 2118 and Appeals Case Number 2118 - 3/29/2007
  Plaintiff: Commodity Specialists Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
  Defendant: Interwest Commodities LLC, Dana Point, Calif.

• Arbitration Case Number 2135 - 3/15/2007
  Plaintiff: ConAgra Foods Inc. d/b/a Peavey Co., Waunakee, Wis.
  Defendant: Tom Klahn d/b/a Klahn Farms, Lodi, Wis.

• Arbitration Case Number 2147 - 2/15/2007
  Plaintiff: United Cooperative, Beaver Dam, Wis.
  Defendant: Central States Enterprises Inc., Heathrow, Fla.

• Arbitration Case Number 2142 - 2/15/2007
  Plaintiff: Zayne Hawkins, Merigold, Miss.
  Defendant: Bunge North America Inc., Gunnison, Miss.

• Arbitration Case Number 2124 and Appeals Case Number 2124 - 2/15/2007
  Plaintiff: Richard L. Peters, Trilla, Ill.
  Defendant: Cooperative Marketing Alliance, Memphis, Tenn .

• Arbitration Case Number 2127 & Appeals Case Number 2127- 1/18/2007
  Plaintiff: Badger Grain Co., Inc., Darien, Wis.
  Defendant: Golden Grain LLC, Ripon, Wis.
  Defendant: MB Commodities Inc., Boulder, Col.

• Arbitration Case Number 2123- 1/18/2007
  Plaintiff: South Dakota Wheat Growers Association, Aberdeen, S.D.
  Defendant: Crossroads Cooperative Association, Sidney, Neb.

• Arbitration Case Number 2145 - 11/21/2006
  Plaintiff: Central Distributing Co. Inc., Knoxville, Tenn.
  Defendant: High Country Mercantile Inc., Cody, Wyo.

• Arbitration Case Number 2136 - 11/9/2006
  Plaintiff: CHS Inc., Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
  Defendant: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co., Fort Worth, Texas

• Arbitration Case Number 2132 - 10/12/2006
  Plaintiff: Jeff Todd, et al., Clarkton, Mo.
  Defendant: Bunge North America Inc., St. Louis, Mo.

• Arbitration Case Number 2119- 9/14/2006
  2119
  Plaintiff: Gemperle Enterprises, Turlock, Calif.
  Defendant: Clarkson Soy Products LLC, Cerro Gordo, Ill.
  
  2119-B
  Third-Party Plaintiff: Clarkson Soy Products LLC, Cerro Gordo, Ill.
  Third-Party Defendant: American Natural Soy Processors, LLC, Cherokee, Iowa

• Arbitration Case Number 2088 & 2088-B - 9/14/2006
  2088
  Plaintiff: Clarkson Soy Products, LLC, Cerro Gordo, Ill.
  Defendant/Counterclaimant: Willowbrook Feeds, Petaluma, Calif.


2088-B
Third-Party Plaintiff: Clarkson Soy Products, LLC, Cerro Gordo, Ill.
Third-Party Defendant: American Natural Soy Processors, LLC, Cherokee, Iowa



• Arbitration Case Number 2125- 7/20/2006
  Plaintiff: J.D. Heiskell Holdings LLC d/b/a/ J.D. Heiskell & Co., Tulare, Calif.
  Defendant: Xavier Avila Dairy, Hanford, Calif.



• Arbitration Case Number 2128- 7/6/2006
  Plaintiff: James R. Mikkelsen, Webster, N.D.
  Defendant: ConAgra Foods Inc., d/b/a Peavey Grain, Devils Lake, N.D.



• Arbitration Case Number 2126- 7/6/2006
  Plaintiff: High Country Mercantile Inc., Cody, Wyo.
  Defendant: Dahlgren & Co. Inc., Crookston, Minn.
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2120- 7/6/2006
  Plaintiff: Auglaize Farmers Cooperative, Wapakoneta, Ohio
  Defendant: Gold Kist Inc., Atlanta, Ga.

• Arbitration Case Number 2110- 6/22/2006
  Plaintiff: Mid-Oklahoma Cooperative, Kingfisher, Okla.
  Defendant: The Scoular Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
  


• Arbitration Case Number 2130 - 5/23/2006
  Plaintiff: New Vision Co-op, Worthington, Minn.
  Defendant: ConAgra Food Ingredients Inc., Omaha, Neb.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2129 - 4/12/2006
  Plaintiff: Cornbelt Grain Co. Inc., Kansas City, Mo.
  Defendant: Commodity Specialists Co., Overland Park, Kan.



• Arbitration Case Number 2101 and 2101-B - 4/12/2006
  2101
  Plaintiff: NWT Inc., Vancouver, Wash.
  Defendant: R.A. Davis Commodities LLC, Clovis, Calif.
  
  2101-B
  Third-Party Plaintiff: R.A. Davis Commodities LLC, Clovis, Calif.
  Third-Party Defendant: Dakota Gold Marketing, Sioux Falls, S.D.
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2108 - 3/16/2006
  Plaintiff: The Andersons Inc., Maumee, Ohio
  Defendant: Richard Storehalder and Storehalder Farms, Waldron, Mich.



• Arbitration Case Number 2102 & Appeals Case Number 2102 - 3/16/2006
  Plaintiff: Boyd Charles, Stoughton, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Defendant: Access Marketing, Eden Prairie, Minn.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2122 & 2122-B - 3/2/2006
  2122
Plaintiff: FGDI LLC, Bowling Green, Ohio
Defendant: Central States Enterprises Inc., Heathrow, Fla.

2122-B
Third-Party Plaintiff: FGDI LLC, Bowling Green, Ohio
Third-Party Defendant: Michigan Agricultural Commodities Inc. Lansing, Mich.

• Arbitration Case Number 2100 & Appeals Case Number 2100 - 1/5/2006
  Plaintiff: R.F. Cunningham & Co., Inc., Smithtown, N.Y.
  Defendant: Statesboro Grain LLC, Statesboro, Ga.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2052 & Appeals Case Number 2052 - 11/23/2005
  Plaintiff: AG Processing Inc., Omaha, Neb.
  Defendant: Union Pacific Railroad Co., Omaha, Neb.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2070 & Appeals Case Number 2070 - 11/10/2005
  Plaintiff: Pattison Bros. Mississippi River Terminal Inc., Fayette, Iowa
  Defendant: Philip Meyer d/b/a Meyer Brookside Farms Inc., New Prague, Minn.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2079 - 10/27/2005
  Plaintiff: Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
  Defendant: Jeff Stone d/b/a Stone Farms, Bernie, Mo.

• Arbitration Case Number 2091 and 2091-B - 9/29/2005
  2091
  Plaintiff: The Farmers Grain Co. of New Berlin, New Berlin, Ill.
  Defendant: FGDI LLC, Bowling Green, Ohio
  Defendant: Edward E. Smith & Co., Inc., Atlanta, Ga.
  
  2091-B
  Third-Party Plaintiff: FGDI LLC, Bowling Green, Ohio
  Third-Party Defendant: Purina Mills LLC, Shoreview, Minn.
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2098 - 8/4/2005
  Plaintiff: Archer Daniels Midland Co., Decatur, Ill.
  Defendant: Omega Grain Co. LLC, Tucson, Ariz.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2097 & Appeals Case 2097 - 8/4/2005
  Plaintiff: R.F. Cunningham & Co. Inc., Smithtown, N.Y.
  Defendant: The Andersons Inc., Maumee, Ohio
  Defendant: Perdue Farms Inc., Salisbury, Md.



• Arbitration Case Number 2080 - 7/7/2005
  Plaintiff: Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
  Defendant: Anderson Farms, Dyersburg, Tenn.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2107 - 5/20/2005
  Plaintiff: Maurice Mitchell, Marvin Mitchell and Mitchell Farms Clearing Account, West Des Moines, Iowa
  Defendant: Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.

• Arbitration Case Number 2077 - 4/14/2005
  Plaintiff: High Country Mercantile Inc., Cody, Wyo.
  Defendant: Laughlin Cartrell Inc., Carlton, Ore.; and Wildlife Marketing Science Inc. d/b/a Wildlife Sciences, Chaska, Minn.



• Arbitration Case Number 2099 - 4/4/2005
  Plaintiff: R.F. Cunningham & Co. Inc., Smithtown, N.Y.
  Defendant: The Scoular Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2090 - 4/4/2005
  Plaintiff: J. D. Heiskell Co., Elkhorn, Neb.
  Defendant: ConAgra Trade Group Inc., Omaha, Neb.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2092 - 3/21/2005
  Plaintiff: Cereal Byproducts Co. d/b/a Ceres Ag Products, Mt. Prospect, Ill.
  Defendant: DeBruce Grain Inc., Kansas City, Mo.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2072 - 3/21/2005
  Plaintiff: Pattison Bros. Mississippi River Terminal Inc., Fayette, Iowa
  Defendant: Don Meyer and Ann Meyer d/b/a D&A Meyer Farms Inc., New Prague, Minn.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2071 - 3/21/2005
  Plaintiff: Pattison Bros. Mississippi River Terminal Inc., Fayette, Iowa
  Defendant: David Meyer and Doug Meyer d/b/a D&D Meyer Inc., New Prague, Minn.

• Arbitration Case Number 2069 - 12/22/2004
  Plaintiff: R.F. Cunningham & Co. Inc., Smithtown, N.Y..
  Defendant: CSX Transportation Co., Jacksonville, Fla.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2103 - 11/23/2004
  Plaintiff: Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
  Defendant: Sowell Farms, Inc., Hickman, Ky.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2084 - 11/11/2004
  Plaintiff: AgriGrain Marketing LLC, Des Moines, Iowa
  Defendant: C.W. Thomas d/b/a Pheasant Farms, Guthrie Center, Iowa
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2081 - 11/11/2004
  Plaintiff: Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
  Defendant: Werner Stock & Grain Inc., Chambers, Neb.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2068 - 10/28/2004
  Plaintiff: Blaine Schafer, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Defendant: Brown Milling, Shepard, Mich.
  Defendant: Northern Star Integrated Services LLC, Okemos, Mich.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2067 - 10/28/2004
  Plaintiff: Fred Wilson, Shepard, Minn.
  Defendant: Brown Milling, Shepard, Mich.
  Defendant: Northern Star Integrated Services LLC, Okemos, Mich.



• Arbitration Case Number 2037 & Appeals Case Number 2037 - 10/28/2004
  Plaintiff: Lansing Grain Co., Overland Park, Kan.
  Defendant: Fisher Farming Co., McDonald, Kan.



• Arbitration Case Number 2060 - 9/30/2004
  Plaintiff: Masterfoods USA, Inc., Vernon, Calif.
  Defendant: Effingham Clay Services, Effingham, Ill.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2059 - 9/30/2004
  Plaintiff: Masterfoods USA, Inc., Vernon, Calif.
  Defendant: Bennett Grain Company, Windsor, Ill.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2058 - 9/2/2004
  Plaintiff: West Bend Elevator Co., West Bend, Iowa
  Defendant: N & K Farms LLC, Whittemore, Iowa
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2048 - 9/2/2004
  Plaintiff: The Milky Whey Inc., Missoula, Mont.
  Defendant: Murphy Grain Marketing Inc., Overland Park, Kan.



• Arbitration Case Number 2087 - 8/19/2004
  Plaintiff: Cooperative Marketing Alliance d/b/a CoMark, Memphis, Tenn.
  Defendant: Daniel Friedenbach, Bloomfield, Neb.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2086 - 8/19/2004
  Plaintiff: Cooperative Marketing Alliance d/b/a CoMark, Memphis, Tenn.
  Defendant: J. Tom Donnell, Humboldt, Ill.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2085 - 8/19/2004
  Plaintiff: Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
  Defendant: John Roorda, Montezuma, Iowa
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2041 & Appeals Case Number 2041 - 8/5/2004
  Plaintiff: Eagle Milling Company Inc., Casa Grande, Ariz.
  Defendant: Bob Lueck Dairies LLC, Buckeye, Ariz.
  Defendant: Sonora Desert Dairy LLC, Buckeye, Ariz.



• Arbitration Case Number 2047 - 6/24/2004
  Plaintiff: Brad Hall, et al., Idaho Falls, Idaho
  Defendant: Koch Agricultural Co., Boise, Idaho
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2057- 5/27/2004
  Plaintiff: Cooperative Business International, Inc, Columbus, Ohio
  Defendant: Grain Processing Corporation, Muscatine, Iowa
  

• Arbitration Case Numbers 2008, 2009, 2014 - 5/27/2004
  2008
  Plaintiff: Jefferson Grain, Inc., Terreton, Idaho
  Defendant: Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
  
  2009
  Plaintiff: Lance Stoker Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Amon Elevator, Idaho Falls, Idaho
  Defendant: Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
  
  2014
  Plaintiff: Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
  Defendant: Roberts Elevator, Inc., Roberts, Idaho
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2062 - 4/29/2004
  Plaintiff: Douglas C. Jones, Doniphan, Neb.
  Defendant: ConAgra Foods, Inc., Omaha, Neb.



• Arbitration Case Number 2045- 4/29/2004
  Plaintiff: Ag Partners, LLC, Albert City, Iowa.
  Defendant: Fahnlander Farms, Inc., Royal, Iowa.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2030 & Appeals Case Number 2030 - 4/15/2004
  Plaintiff: Cooperative Marketing Alliance, Memphis, Tenn.
  Defendant: Meco, Inc., Johnstown, Neb.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2029 & Appeals Case Number 2029 - 4/15/2004
  Plaintiff: Cooperative Marketing Alliance, Memphis, Tenn.
  Defendant: Hejco, Inc., Johnstown, Neb.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2074 - 4/1/2004
  Plaintiff: Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
  Defendant: Commodity Sourcing, Inc., Detroit Lakes, Minn.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2063 - 4/1/2004
  Plaintiff: Steve Ramon, Shepard, Mich.
  Defendant: Brown Milling of Shepard, Mount Pleasant, Mich.
  Defendant: Northern Star Integrated Services LLC, Okemos, Mich.
  

• Arbitration Case Number 2061 - 4/1/2004
  Plaintiff: Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
  Defendant: William Bird, Jr., Halls, Tenn.
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2040 - 7/24/2003
  Plaintiff: Cooperative Marketing Alliance, Memphis, Tenn.
  Defendant: Mike Johnson, Lake Wilson, Minn.
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2039 - 7/24/2003
  Plaintiff: Cooperative Marketing Alliance, Memphis, Tenn.
  Defendant: Curtis Henningsen, Emmetsburg, Iowa
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2038 - 11/25/2003
  Plaintiff: Grainland Cooperative, Haxtun, Col.
  Defendant: Mike Thayer, Sterling, Col.
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2028 - 1/9/2003
  Plaintiff: Mayco Export Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
  Defendant: Kaufman Ingredients Inc., Vernon Hills, Ill.
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2027 - 5/1/2003
  Plaintiff: Cenex Harvest States, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
  Defendant: Perdue Shafer Inc., Morden, Manitoba, Canada
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2026 - 7/10/2003
  Plaintiff: Sigco Sun Products Inc., Breckenridge, Minn.
  Defendant: South Dakota Wheat Growers Association, Roscoe, S.D.
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2020 - 1/23/2003
  Plaintiff: Hansen Mueller Co., Omaha, Neb.
  Defendant: American Nutrition Inc., Ogden, Utah
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2019 - 1/9/2003
  Plaintiff: ConAgra Trade Group Inc., Omaha, Neb.
  Defendant: Attebury Grain Inc., Amarillo, Texas
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2018 - 2/6/2003
  Plaintiff: Miami Valley Organic Farms, Pleasant Hill, Ohio
  Defendant: Clarkson Grain Co. Inc., Cerro Gordo, Ill.
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2017 - 12/12/2002
  Plaintiff: Central Soya Co. Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio
  Defendants: James and Rosemary Bake, Middletown, Ohio
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2016 - 11/26/2002
  Plaintiff: Murphy Grain Marketing Inc., Overland Park, Kan.
  Defendant: The Andersons Inc., Maumee, Ohio
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2015 - 1/23/2003
  Plaintiff: Ag Processing Inc., Omaha, Neb.
  Defendant: CSX Transportation Inc., Jacksonville, Fla.

• Arbitration Case Number 2013 - 12/12/2002
  Plaintiff: Pacific Tradewinds Inc., Othello, Wash.
  Defendant: Peavey/ConAgra Grain Companies, Omaha, Neb.
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2012 - 9/19/2002
  Plaintiff: Integrated Grain and Milling, Fresno, Calif.
  Defendant: Ackerman-Beardsley-Bennet, Burlington, Vt.
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2004 - 8/8/2002
  Plaintiff: Western Hay Co., Salt Lake City, Utah
  Defendant: Furst-McNess Ltd., Saginaw, Mich.
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2003 - 11/15/2001
  Plaintiff: Ag Processing Inc., Omaha, Neb.
  Defendant: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co., Ft. Worth, Texas
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2002 - 7/11/02
  Plaintiff: Tommy Farms Inc., Frankfurt, Ind.
  Defendant: A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co., Layfayette, Ind.
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2001 - 11/15/2001
  Plaintiff: Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives, Inner Grove Heights, Minn.
  Defendant: Norfolk Southern Railway Co., Roanoke, Va.
  
  
• Arbitration Case Number 2000 - 6/14/2001
  Plaintiff: Lansing Grain Co., Overland Park, Kan.
  Defendant: Waco Feed and Grain, Waco, Mo.