There's a small gap between the 2020 harvest finish and 2021 go-time. Our View From the Cab farmers are using the time to get ready.
The Lower Mississippi River is experiencing low water conditions, as it has on and off for nearly five months.
As 2020 came to an end, WRDA 2020 was passed and signed into law.
The last saltie of the Port of Duluth-Superior grain shipping season departed in mid-December, ending the 2020 grain shipping season there.
Container shippers have turned to the Federal Maritime Commission as exporters continue to face a shortage of containers for export.
U.S. Grains Council recently released its 2020 Corn Harvest Quality Report, which shows a very sound crop.
The 2020 navigation season has ended for the Upper Mississippi River as winter is about to set in.
Most of the U.S. corn harvest is complete and ahead of schedule in many areas compared to the past few years.
Growers of specialty soybeans, pulses and other specialty grains recently received some bad news about the availability of ag containers.
After nearly three months, all five lock and dams on the Illinois River that had been closed for maintenance projects are now open.
Though the cash price of corn continues to rise, many farmers are remaining on the sidelines for now.
The Staggers Rail Act, named for its sponsor, Rep. Harley O. Staggers, a West Virginia Democrat, just celebrated its 40th birthday.
The Mississippi River was recently drawn down in downtown Minneapolis below the St. Anthony Falls in order to allow inspections of the two locks and dams and other infrastructure there.
Water levels on the Mississippi River are low, and in some spots, below zero gauge.
The corn basis recovered from COVID-19 related weakness during the old-crop year, staging a strong recovery that continues in this new-crop year.
The 2020 spring wheat crop fared better than the 2019 crop, but yields varied on timing of planting.
Earlier this summer, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued revisions to the hours of service rules and the date of compliance is nearing.
A globally attended soybean and specialty grains event, normally held in person, was presented virtually this year by the U.S. Soybean Export Council and Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Miami International Holdings announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger to acquire the Minneapolis Grain Exchange.
One of the STB's statutory duties is to adjudicate complaints brought by shippers seeking reductions in railroad transportation rates.
In a bipartisan vote in the House, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 was passed on July 29 by a unanimous voice vote.