USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey talks about water levels along the Mississippi River system and concerns of declining levels and potential impacts to barge traffic. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, …
Mississippi River Grain Shipments Down 78 Percent
Drought continues to cause a major slowdown in shipping. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) says the number of grain barges being …
Mississippi River Water Levels Remain at Near-Record Low
Low water levels continue to lead to shipping problems. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The Mississippi River has 27 U.S. Geological Survey streamflow gages reporting levels below …
Agri View: River Barge Traffic
Everett Griner talks about problems on the river with barge traffic in today’s Agri View. River Barge Traffic You have already heard more about those tariff trade wars than you …
River Infrastructure Major Concern for Corn Farmers
New research by the Mid-America Freight Coalition quantifies what many in agriculture have known for years; failure of our aging river locks and dams along the Mississippi River and its …
Flooding to Shut Down Mississippi River Shipping Temporarily
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says flooding in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa is likely to shut down three locks later this week on the Mississippi River, a key waterway …