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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.

The North Dakota Wheat Commission and North Dakota Grain Growers hosted a virtual hard red spring wheat update July 28. The online event was held in lieu of the Wheat Quality Council's annual Hard Spring Wheat and Durum Tour, which was canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The annual Wheat Quality Council hard red spring wheat tour was canceled this year due to the ongoing pandemic and will be replaced by a virtual crop update encompassing four states.

Hail can be one of the most devastating events for a farmer and can mean the end of the growing season for some.

Transportation costs are a core component within the soybean, corn and related agricultural product supply chains. Congestion and wait times lead to delays that increase those costs and reduce efficiency.

The House of Representatives recently approved a $1.5 trillion plan aimed at rebuilding the nation's crumbling infrastructure.

The Senate Agriculture Committee on June 24 advanced a bill to reauthorize the U.S. Grain Standards Reauthorization Act (USGSRA).

Wet fields in the fall and an abundance of snow -- especially in eastern North Dakota, some parts of central North Dakota and northwest Minnesota -- left most of the 2019 corn crop in the field over winter and turned fields in to swamps, making spring planting a challenge.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District will soon begin a major project of repairing five locks and dams on the Illinois River.

The 2019-20 crop year ended for winter wheat on May 31, with the hard red winter wheat crop showing good milling properties on average.

COVID-19 pandemic has decreased tonnage in maritime shipping, leading to blank sailings and an increase in airfreight volume.