Overview

• Steve Sr. abandoned McBee Farm & Cattle after a collapsed venture deal and a federal guilty plea for crop insurance fraud, leaving his family with a $6 million liability due this November.
• As CEO, Steven McBee Jr. has started selling parcels of farmland to fund a shift into meat production he argues will yield higher profits than crops.
• Cole McBee’s surprise purchase of land for soybean cultivation has intensified strategic disagreements over the ranch’s operational focus.
• Kristi McBee and CFO Galyna Saltkosvska have stepped in to stabilize the business, though Galyna faces suspicion after the destruction of her ex’s friend’s car.
• A looming FBI investigation into the family’s crop insurance fraud remains unresolved and threatens to reshape McBee Farm & Cattle’s future.