Mary Kennedy

Corn and soybean basis was steady Monday, while hard red winter, hard red spring wheat and soft red winter wheat basis was stronger.

Late last week, many farmers ventured out to their rain-soaked fields to check the condition of their crops. Many found ruined soybean plants and sprouting corn. Others couldn't tell, because their crops were covered in snow.

Excessive rain in the Midwest is causing high water on the Mississippi River, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to close at least six locks on the Upper Mississippi River, stopping traffic from moving up or down river in...

The DTN domestic distillers dried grains average price was slightly lower at $133 per ton for the week ended Oct. 4.

Grain storage space is tight this year and many farmers and elevators are finding different and, sometimes, unconventional ways to store grain.

Corn basis was stronger while soybean, hard red winter and soft red winter wheat basis was steady and hard red spring wheat basis was lower.

Fall rains and wind have been relentless on southern Minnesota and neighboring states, stalling harvest and adding to concerns of lost acres.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains average price was slightly higher at $134 per ton for the week ended Sept. 27.

Union Pacific Announces New Operating Plan; STB Asks for More Details

Recently, Union Pacific announced its Unified Plan 2020, a new operating plan that implements "Precision Scheduled Railroading" principles. The U.S. Surface Transportation Board wrote a letter to UP three days after the announcement.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains average price was slightly higher at $133 per ton for the week ended Sept. 20.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains average price was lower at $132 per ton for the week ended Sept. 13.

On July 6, China imposed a 25% tariff on U.S. soybean imports in retaliation for President Donald Trump's 25% tariff on $34 billion of Chinese goods. Since then, the trade war continues to escalate, leaving soybean farmers in...

After a severe drought covering most of North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana in 2017 cut spring wheat and durum wheat production by 22% and 47% respectively, those states were hoping that 2018 would be a better year.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains prices were unchanged on average this past week at $134 per ton for the week-ended Sept. 6.

Corn, soft red winter wheat, hard red spring wheat and hard red winter wheat basis was stronger, while soybean basis was weaker.

The third major compliance date will soon arrive for the preventive-controls-for-animal-food rule under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This will be the first year in which all three business sizes (large, small, and...

The 2018 HRW wheat harvest continues advancing toward completion in the Northern Plains and Pacific Northwest, lagging behind the five-year average as noted by the U.S. Wheat Associates in their recent weekly harvest report.

The Senate recently passed a bill that would extend the electronic logging device (ELD) waiver for livestock haulers and live insect haulers by one year. However, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and the Trucking Alliance...

Corn, hard red winter wheat and hard red spring wheat basis was steady and soft red winter basis was stronger, while soybean basis was weaker.

Soybean, corn and hard red winter wheat basis was steady Wednesday, while soft red winter wheat basis was stronger and hard red spring wheat basis was weaker.

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 Senate on Wednesday, passed an amendment to delay electronic logging device requirements for livestock haulers for one year.

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...