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The DTN domestic dried distillers grains prices were higher this past week at an average of $138 per ton for the week-ended Aug. 9.

Eleven years ago in August, the unthinkable happened in Minnesota. An eight-lane bridge in downtown Minneapolis collapsed during rush hour, sending cars, trucks and construction workers into the Mississippi River below.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains prices were higher this past week at an average of $134 per ton for the week ended Aug. 2.

When former Surface Transportation Board chairman Dan Elliott announced he was resigning Sept. 30, 2017, the number of STB members went from three to the current number of two. The two-person board has been waiting patiently since then for the appointment of three new...

The Wheat Quality Council hard red spring and durum wheat tour will get underway this week, with scouts checking fields throughout North Dakota and parts of South Dakota and Minnesota.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains prices were lower this past week at an average of $121 per ton for the week ended July 19.

The 2015 implementation of the system known as positive train control was extended by Congress to have the systems in place in December of this year. It also left open the possibility of an additional extension to 2020.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains prices were lower this past week at an average of $122 per ton for the week ended July 12.

Besides the continuation of heavy rains in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa, hail reared its ugly head not once, but twice in central South Dakota and parts of Nebraska, as well as in areas of North Dakota and Iowa.

Constant rains the past few weeks continue to fill the Mississippi River from St. Paul to Winona, along with its tributaries and other U.S. rivers in rain-soaked regions.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains price moved lower to an average of $126 per ton for the week ended June 28.

Heavy rains have plagued parts of the Upper Midwest for over a week, causing flash flooding and standing water in fields. Farmers are concerned that their crops may suffer as many fields have turned into lakes.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains price moved lower again to an average of $133 per ton for the week-ended June 21.

While livestock and insect haulers have an exemption to electronic logging device (ELD) rules through Sept. 30, 2018, other agriculture commodity haulers will see their current exemption run out at midnight on June 18. However, another new bill introduced last week would delay...

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains price slid lower to an average of $149 per ton for the week-ended June 14.

When the calendar turns to June 1 every year, soft red and hard red winter wheat end a crop year and start a new one. Here is a look back and a look ahead for hard red winter.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains price was sharply lower at an average of $160 per ton for the week-ended June 7.

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) gave a 90-day temporary waiver from the electronic logging device (ELD) rule for agriculture-related transportation. That waiver expires June 18, 2018, with enforcements beginning June...

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains price was weaker at an average of $171 per ton for the week-ended May 31.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains price was steady at an average of $172 per ton for the week-ended May 24.