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	Editorial Staff DTN Weekly DDG Price Unchanged on Average Friday, January 30, 2026 1:20PM CST DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is steady versus one week ago. DTN Weekly DDG Price Slightly Higher on Average Friday, January 23, 2026 1:27PM CST STB Ruled Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Application Incomplete Thursday, January 22, 2026 8:24AM CST [Read and Comment on Full Blog]

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	Wheat Foundation Announces Top-Quality Awards in National Wheat Yield Contest Thursday, January 22, 2026 9:36AM CST When growing wheat, quantity and quality aren't mutually exclusive. The National Wheat Foundation recognized farmers doing both this week with its Top-Quality Awards. [Read Full News Story] Idaho Farmer Wins Irrigated Winter Wheat Contest Category With 228.13 BPA Tuesday, January 20, 2026 8:41AM CST For the second time in the past four seasons, Idaho wheat farmer Rylee Reynolds bested all entries in the National Wheat Yield Contest, earning the title of "Bin Buster" with an entry of irrigated soft white winter wheat that yielded 228.13 bushels per acre. [Read Full News Story] Supreme Court to Hear Bayer Roundup Case That Could End Glyphosate Lawsuits Friday, January 16, 2026 3:02PM CST The Supreme Court will hear Bayer's Roundup case to resolve whether federal labeling laws preempt state laws, potentially ending thousands of cancer lawsuits. [Read Full News Story]

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