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12 Aug 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- About one-third of Iowa's estimated 30 million acres of cropland was hit hard by the derecho storm on Monday, and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said on Tuesday extensive damage was inflicted to about 10 million acres in the central part of the state.What was already a challenging year for Iowa farmers just became even more ...
12 Aug 2020
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff ReporterandKatie DehlingerDTN Farm Business EditorROCKVILLE, Md., and MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Aided by timely planting and good growing conditions, both Missouri and Kansas crop producers could be raising record or near-record crops this year, according to the second day of the DTN/Progressive Farmer 2020 Digital Yiel...
11 Aug 2020
The Surface Transportation Board (STB/Board) announced on Aug. 3, the adoption of a final rule to establish a streamlined approach for pleading market dominance in rate reasonableness proceedings. The final rule provides an option for simplifying the market dominance inquiry, which otherwise can be costly and time-consuming, especially in smaller c...
11 Aug 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- Grain bins were among the structures damaged by a widespread thunderstorm that slammed the Midwest on Monday, picking up speed and destructive power as it moved from Nebraska into Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin.The storm hit wind speeds in Nebraska as high as 70 miles per hour Monday morning. Then, the storm, classified as a "derecho" ...
11 Aug 2020
By Katie DehlingerFarm Business EditorandBy Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff ReporterMT. JULIET, Tenn. and ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Beneficial planting conditions, favorable temperatures and timely doses of rain could help corn and soybean growers in Nebraska and South Dakota achieve record yields in 2020, according to the first day's findings on the DTN/Pr...