Transportation

Trouble on the tracks

By Trista Crossley
Editor

In recent months, the Class 1 railroads have come under scrutiny for inconsistent and unreliable rail service particularly from agricultural shippers in the Midwest. In letters and federal hearings, rail customers have detailed labor and locomotive shortages, off-the-rail prices for cars, and one-sided financial penalties for loading and unloading delays….

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Food and Farm Tour

By Trista Crossley
Editor

More than 60 legislators, legislative staff and industry stakeholders descended on Walla Walla in late September to take part in a two-day food and farm tour that highlighted issues facing agriculture and celebrated the region’s many farms. Stops on the tour included a wheat farm, a grain elevator, a vineyard,…

Looking back
By Jeff Malone
President, Washington Association of Wheat Growers
Shifting gears in farmland leasing
By Tim Cobb
Owner, Farmland Company
Optimism in tough times
By Jeff Malone
President, Washington Association of Wheat Growers