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Wisconsin businesses that produce everything from cheese to gravel are concerned about delays in shipping as railroads divert cars to serve Canada’s grain farmers and North Dakota’s oil industry.

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s megamerger ambition may whet the industry’s appetite for deals.

Nebraska drivers and farmers are being reminded to be careful during harvest because large equipment and trucks will be entering and leaving fields.

Minnesota farmers will face several challenges in shipping and storing what’s expected to be the state’s second largest corn crop in history.

Farmers adapt to life amid oil boom, big harvests

AGT Food and Ingredients Inc., the world’s largest exporter of peas and other pulses, wanted to make sure its products didn’t get stuck on the Canadian Prairie again -- so it bought a railroad.

J.D. Dulaney’s truck is transformed into a rolling shop on wheels

Adequate capacity during demand surges is key to export efficiencies

There’s little room to make up for any new weather disruptions, with U.S. economic growth keeping tracks packed with consumer goods, building materials, oil, and grain.

U.S. buyers are sourcing grain from other suppliers as Canadian companies are not confident they will get enough rail cars to deliver on southern rail corridors.