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Grain Transportation: Army Corps of Engineers Urged to Prioritize New Locks and Dams – DTN Dec 13, 2021
The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law on Nov. 15 includes $2.5 billion for inland waterway construction projects. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has 60 […]
Ag Groups Champion Infrastructure Bill – DTN Nov 8, 2021
Pointing to current challenges such as the logjams in supply chains, agricultural and business leaders over the weekend largely praised Congress for final passage of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment […]
Ag Trade: Shipping Crisis Continues, Biden Announces Alleviation Plan – DTN Oct 18, 2021
The current shipping crisis has been an ongoing fiasco for well over a year and it continues to get worse. Shipping containers to load soybeans and other commodities have been […]
Railroads Oppose Canadian Pacific, Kansas City Southern Merger – DTN Apr 13, 2021
On March 23, 2021, the Surface Transportation Board (STB/Board) said in a press release that they received a “notice of intent” on March 22 regarding a proposed transaction that would […]
Biden Defends Infrastructure Plan as Necessary to Compete with China – DTN Apr 9, 2021
President Joe Biden more aggressively defended his $2.3 trillion infrastructure package on Wednesday, saying the plan and its funding are open to negotiation. But he also stressed the investments are […]
Grain Transportation: U.S. Infrastructure Improves, Still a Long Way to Go – DTN Mar 10, 2021
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) unveiled their 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure on Wednesday, March 3. The nation earned a C-, up from 2017’s cumulative GPA of […]
Grain Transportation: Water Resources Development Act to Improve River Infrastructure – DTN Jan 13, 2021
As 2020 came to a close, a $2.3 trillion “Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021” (H.R. 133) was finally signed into law by President Trump on Dec. 27, including a few […]
Infrastructure Bill Approved by House, but Don’t Hold Your Breath – DTN Jul 9, 2020
A $1.5 trillion infrastructure proposal by the House of Representatives was approved on July 1, 2020. The partisan H.R.2 Moving America Forward Act will address the growing backlog of maintenance […]
Mississippi River System – Flood Issues Top to Bottom – DTN Jul 16, 2019
It’s no secret that it’s been a very rough year so far on the entire Mississippi River System. Never-ending rains have kept water levels high, closing many locks and dams […]
Infrastructure Promises: No Plan or Fix Yet – DTN Feb 12, 2019
During the signing of the tax overhaul bill on Dec. 22, 2017, President Donald Trump said, “Infrastructure is by far the easiest,” according to a Washington Post article from Jan. […]
