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Surface Transportation Board Approves CP, KCS Merger
Surface Transportation Board Approves CP, KCS Merger
Earlier this week, the Surface Transportation Board approved the Kansas City Southern Railway Company acquisition by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, with conditions.  The decision includes an unprecedented seven-year oversight period and contains many conditions designed to mitigate environmental impacts, preserve competition, protect railroad workers, and promote efficient passenger rail.  Th..
Blach Confident Better Days Are Ahead For Cattle Producers
Blach Confident Better Days Are Ahead For Cattle Producers
The CEO of CattleFax is confident the beef industry will see better market conditions down the road.  Randy Blach said the market has faced many headwinds over the last three or four years.   “If you step back and you think about what we were sharing last fall and early this year, the markets have largely performed very well with what we anticipated, but obviously we had a Russian invasion into Uk
Newhouse: Washington Has Great Potential For Ag Growth
Newhouse: Washington Has Great Potential For Ag Growth
Farming is a multi-billion-dollar industry for the state of Washington, but Dan Newhouse says more ag business can be done in the Evergreen state.  The central Washington representative said there’s a lot of potential for growth and future development, such as the recent ground breaking of Darigold’s million-dollar facility outside of Pasco.  Newhouse says to en...
Railroad Union Votes Down Labor Contract, Strike Looming
Railroad Union Votes Down Labor Contract, Strike Looming
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters rejected a tentative labor contract brokered between rail carriers and workers’ union reps.  The third-largest rail workers union in the country was the first union to say no to a deal brokered in part by the Biden administration. The union...
NGFA Wants Intervention in Rail Disputes
NGFA Wants Intervention in Rail Disputes
The National Grain and Feed Association asked Congress to intervene, if necessary, to prevent any interruptions of rail service that could occur if negotiations fail between carriers and labor groups. Last week, the association sent letters to the leaders of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, Transportation, and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee...

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