Rail Crossings to Mexico Reopened and Exports Important for Holiday Treats

The Agribusiness Update
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reopened the

Eagle Pass and El Paso rail crossings into Mexico, and USDA’s Foreign Ag Service is reminding us that exports are important to those holiday treats we’ve been enjoying recently.

Apply Today to Become Beef Spokesperson

Southeast Regional Ag News
The Beef Checkoff-funded Trailblazers program is seeking applications for its next class of beef advocates

Rail Proposal Would Benefit Fertilizer Industry

Line on Agriculture
The Fertilizer Institute supports a proposal to make railway service more efficient and competitive.

Canada Requests Corn Talks with Mexico and Helios' Supply Chain AI

The Agribusiness Update
Canada requests talks with Mexico over biotech corn import ban, and Helios Articial Intelligence launches open beta of platform to identify ag supply chain disruptions.

Agriculture in Palestine, OH

Southeast Regional Ag News
Doug Mollenkopf raises beef cattle for seedstock and freezer beef with his young family on the outskirts of town. The area was evacuated shortly after the derailment.

Rail Strike Action

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
What's it going to take to avoid a rail strike that many believe would devastate agriculture? Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley chimes in.

Kicking the Rail Strike Can to December 9

Southeast Regional Ag News
President Biden consulted with his cabinet on Monday, and after the meeting is calling on Congress to step in.

Rail Strike Update

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The President sends mixed messages as the ag community waits to see if a railroad strike can be averted, something that could cripple production nationwide.

Will President Biden Allow a Railroad Strike?

Southeast Regional Ag News
President Biden says he wants rail unions and freight railroads to resolve their long-running contract dispute themselves, without saying publicly whether or not he’ll intervene or ask Congress to do so, barring an agreement.

Cargill CEO Expects Food Prices to Drop in 2023 and Black Sea Grain Exports Extended

The Agribusiness Update
Cargill CEO David MacLennan expects food prices to decline in 2023, and Russia extends the Black Sea Grain Export Deal for another 120 days.

Drought & Rail Strike “Perfect Storm” for Shippers

California Ag Today
Shipping challenges continue to make life difficult for farmers and sellers who need to move commodities to overseas markets. Mike Seyfert, president and CEO of the National Grain and Feed Association, says the falling levels on U.S. waterways plus the threat of a potential railroad strike is almost a perfect storm.

California Winegrape Heat Mitigation and 2nd Railroad Union Votes No

The Agribusiness Update
California winegrape growers try high-wire trellises to mitigate effects of heat, and the second railroad union votes to reject contract settlement.

SW Georgia Irrigation Wells Sign Up and 2nd Railroad Union Votes No

The Agribusiness Update
The sign-up period is open for new cost-share program for irrigation wells in Southwest Georgia, and the second railroad union votes to reject contract settlement.

NCBA on Google's New Sustainability Feature and Railroad Union Votes N0

The Agribusiness Update
National Cattlemen's Beef Association condemns Google's new sustainability feature calling it bias against beef, and largest railroad union votes no on new contract with strike pending.

Railroad Union Votes Down Labor Contract, Strike Looming

Southeast Regional Ag News
The third-largest rail workers union in the country is the first to say "no" to a deal brokered in part by the Biden administration.

Dramatic Rail Storyline Emphasizes Supply Chain Vulnerability

Southeast Regional Ag News
A tentative agreement announced Thursday looks likely to head off a strike that would have brought freight trains across the U.S. to a screeching halt. However, the entire storyline showcases with a glaring spotlight how fragile the nation’s supply chain really is.

Unions Respond to PEB Rail Recommendations

Southeast Regional Ag News
According to FreightWaves.com, we are now hearing from union members who say that that board simply chose to kick the can down the road.

Rail Strike Averted...For Now

Southeast Regional Ag News
The U.S. freight rail network has seen disruptions as of late with rail unions announcing a strike and President Joe Biden establishing a presidential emergency board to help resolve the labor dispute.

AFBF Foundation Developing App for Agritourism

Farm of the Future
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is working on developing the American Farm Trail App.

Poor Rail Service Addressed with the Surface Transportation Board

Southeast Regional Ag News
A bipartisan letter sent last week outlined the negative impact the poor service is having on the fertilizer industry and the overall agricultural sector.