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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, August 17, 2024
The Surface Transportation Board has approved the $31 billion merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern, creating the first railroad to provide single-line service stretching from Canada to Mexico.
Rail carriers are anticipating a strong demand for grain shipments this fall as China buys more corn and soybeans, but harvest pace is also surpassing five-year averages, increasing the concern for potential bottlenecks.
WASHINGTON, June 1, 2017 - Agricultural shippers and other waterway users are struggling to talk the Trump administration out of relying on new tolls and user fees to pay for lock-and-dam reconstruction projects.