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USDA Information for Exporting U.S. Grain in Containers (02-01-08) -- U.S. Department of Agriculture information about exporting grain using containers.

Midwest Shippers Association Membership Directory Available Online (05-30-07) -- Download a PDF version of the directory today.

Senate Bill Introduced to Revoke Railroads' Antitrust Exemption (03-15-07) -- Legislation (S. 772) that would eliminate the antitrust exemption currently enjoyed by freight railroads was introduced on March 6 by Sens. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., and four co-sponsors.

Export aid is on track (03-15-07) -- New train-loading equipment is arriving in Montevideo for farmers who ship crops overseas.

MDA to share export insights with local agricultural businesses (03-15-07) -- St Paul, MN - Minnesota has become the fifth-largest agricultural exporting state in the nation, and as more local companies look to get in on the action, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is eager to help.

Chinese Soybean Groups Advocate More Use of Domestic, non-GMO Beans (03-15-07) -- Grow local. That's the message from groups trying to convince the government China's natural soybeans are better than genetically modified (GM) imports.

Vietnamese Soymilk Producer Green Spot Launches Marketing Campaign (03-15-07) -- Green Spot Co, the producer of Vitamilk soy milk, is spending 50 million baht on a new marketing campaign to stimulate consumption and expand its customer base this year, the Bangkok Post reports.

Westbound trans-Pacific lines raising ag rates (03-01-07) -- Member shipping lines in the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement plan to raise rates on dry agricultural products cargoes as part of the groups 2007 revenue and cost recovery program.

DM&E Railroad won't get $2 billion loan for coal line (03-01-07) -- Project opponents applauded the federal decision. The company's president said he'll seek other financing for a route across Minnesota.

University of Connecticut Breakthrough in Plant Biotech Could Lead to Safer GM Crops (03-01-07) -- University of Connecticut plant biologists have developed a tool, called a "GM-(genetically-modified)-gene-deletor," that could prevent genetically-modified gene flow into non-biotech crops or weeds, an invention that may help alleviate public concerns surrounding genetically-modified plants.

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