Kaufman Grain Co. v. Director of the Department of Agriculture

Plaintiff in administrative review, Kaufman Grain Company, Inc. (Kaufman Grain), appeals a decision of the Illinois Department of Agriculture (Department) which ordered Kaufman Grain to reduce its damage discount assessment for grain delivered to it on behalf of Kostbade Farms. We reverse the circuit court’s decision which affirmed the decision of the Department.

This litigation arose out of a dispute between Capital Agricultural Property Services, Inc. (CAPS), and Kaufman Grain concerning the quality of the landlord’s share of the 1985 corn crop grown on the Kostbade Farms near Crown Point,…