National Ag News

A half dozen witnesses from the Rebuild Rural coalition (made up of 200 groups) testified before the House Ag Committee this week saying big investments are needed in rural America to turn it around.

Richard Calhoun with the National Grain and Feed Association says inland waterway improvements are desperately needed because they help move more than 90 percent of grain and oilseed exports to ports on the coasts. He told lawmakers US spending on transportation infrastructure lags behind any point since World War II while foreign competitors are spending more each year on their infrastructure, “We used to be able to ship soybeans to China for nearly $80 a metric ton cheaper than Brazil.

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