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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, August 18, 2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers aims to spend a record $456 million on inland waterway construction projects this year, making major headway in addressing a backlog of infrastructure projects vital to shipping.
St. Lawrence Seaway workers have a tentative deal with the waterway's management corporation, ending a weeklong strike that halted the transport of goods through the system.
Mississippi River water levels are at historic lows – dropping even below where they were last year when barge transport came to a complete halt – and that means increased costs and slower delivery for farmers that need to get their crops to the Gulf.
The drought that continues in much of the Midwest despite recent rainfall could affect not only crops but also the ability of producers to get their corn and soybeans to foreign markets.
Flooding conditions along the Mississippi River, brought on by the warming of massive quantities of snow to hit the Midwest over the winter, are expected to cause issues for inland waterway transportation into next week.
Despite some improvement from a week ago, record-low water levels are continuing to hinder grain transportation on the Mississippi River, leaving farmers with fewer alternatives for getting their crops onto barges to export.
Farm equipment manufacturer John Deere announced Monday it plans to expand the availability of tools for diagnosing problems with equipment in 2023, while also teasing additional announcements on repair options in the future.
