Corn growers depend on reliable, cost-effective transportation - whether by barge, truck or rail - to deliver farm inputs to producers and to deliver harvested grain to markets. Presently, the U.S. enjoys a comparative advantage in corn production world wide, and the per-ton cost for transporting corn in the United States is lower than in other countries. But the United States has allowed its transportation infrastructure to deteriorate. At the same time, our competitors are making major investments in their transportation systems. Thus, our international competitiveness is in jeopardy. Unless our nation invests in major improvements to our aging transportation infrastructure, U.S. agriculture will pay the price.

NCGA’s Complete Position on Transportation

OF SPECIAL INTEREST

NCGA Senate WRDA Letter (Nov 6, 2007)
Joint House WRDA Letter (Nov 6, 2007)
Joint Senate WRDA Letter (Nov 6, 2007)
NCGA House WRDA Letter (Nov 6, 2007)
Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act Advertisement (10-26-2007)
Inland Waterways (3-14-07)
NCGA Transportation Policy (3-13-07)
Transportation Issue Brief (2-06-07)
NCGA Comments to Surface Transportation Board on Simplified Standards for Rail Rate Cases (1-18-07)
Regarding the 2006-2007 Missouri River Draft Annual Operating Plan (11-20-06)
NCGA Comments to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regarding the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (10-27-06)
NCGA Comments to Surface Transportation Board on Rail Transportation of Grain (10-30-06)
Letter to House Transportation Infrastructure Committee Calling for WRDA Conference Committee to Convene, Act Swiftly (8-18-06)
Letter to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Calling for WRDA Conference Committee to Convene, Act Swiftly (8-18-06)
The Keys to Understanding Corps Reform Proposals (3-27-06)
Commodities: From Origin to Destination; the Importance of Transportation to Corn Growers (3-15-06)Missouri River Annual Operating Plan and Flexible Criteria (12-15-05)
NCGA Encourages Focus on WRDA in Administration’s 2006 Domestic Agenda (12-5-05)
www.newlocks.org
Importance of Senate Action on S.2773 PDF (6-25-04)
The Evans Study on the Economic Impact of Increased Congestion on the Upper Mississippi PDF (3-21-02)
Strong Rivers for a Strong America (MARC 2000)

Last reviewed January 8, 2007