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	Editorial Staff UP and NS Resubmit Merger Application to STB Amid Growing Opposition Monday, May 11, 2026 12:00PM CDT A revised major merger application from Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern was recently submitted to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board. DTN Weekly DDG Price Slightly Lower on Average Friday, May 8, 2026 11:39AM CDT Spring Wheat Planting Slowed by Cold Soil and Wet Fields Monday, May 4, 2026 12:37PM CDT [Read and Comment on Full Blog]

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	Year-Round E15 Bill Passes House Wednesday, May 13, 2026 6:10PM CDT The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday to allow for permanent year-round E15 sales, also to include reforms to small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard. [Read Full News Story] How Does Congress Deal With Fertilizer? Wednesday, May 13, 2026 6:34AM CDT Farmers highlighted their frustrations over fertilizer price moves, while senators drilled into questions over price reporting and expanding fertilizer supplies during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on Tuesday. At least one witness called on Congress to consider more aid relief for producers to deal with the price impacts caused by the war in Iran. [Read Full News Story]

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	Abandonment Potential Increases on Hard Winter Wheat Tour Day 2 Wednesday, May 13, 2026 10:59PM CDT Scouts on Day 2 of the Wheat Quality Council's 2026 Hard Winter Wheat Tour found many fields where the tolls of drought, freeze and disease had led to crop abandonment. The weighted average yield for the day was 39.3 bpa. [Read Full News Story] Scouts Encounter Drought Stress, Freeze Damage and Disease on Hard Winter Wheat Tour Day 1 Wednesday, May 13, 2026 4:16PM CDT Day 1 of the Wheat Quality Council's 68th Annual Hard Winter Wheat Tour concluded Tuesday, May 12, with a total weighted average yield estimate of 38.3 bushels per acre. [Read Full News Story] Annual Tour Assesses Kansas Winter Wheat Crop's Yield Potential Monday, May 11, 2026 4:10PM CDT The Wheat Quality Council holds its 2026 Hard Winter Wheat Tour in Kansas this week, offering the world a glimpse at how badly drought conditions and late-season freeze have affected this year's crop. [Read Full News Story]

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