Commodity groups looking to improve exports are zeroing in
on the railway system in the Upper Midwest.
Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council CEO Tom Slunecka says farmer-leaders from 12 organizations in Minnesota and the Dakotas are organizing a first-of-its-kind transportation conference the second week of March.
“Some of the issues facing the rail industry are precision railroading. That’s a new phenomenon that’s slowing down our transportation.”
He tells Brownfield the problem is some railroads no longer use unit-log loading that ethanol plants, soy processing plants, and larger grain elevators have invested millions of dollars in.
