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Truck rates moved strongly higher in south Texas and Arizona in early June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports.

Minnesota officials and propane suppliers say they’re better prepared to avoid repeating the shortages that hit much of the Midwest last winter.

Gov. Mark Dayton is urging the federal government to step in on railroad delays hitting Minnesota grain farmers.

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.

Crumbling locks and dams jeopardize U.S. ag’s competitive advantage

The North American Free Trade Agreement is in its 23rd year. But there are growing doubts that it will survive through its 24th.

Farmers adapt to life amid oil boom, big harvests

SFL Cos., a supply chain management and logistics firm specializing in fresh produce and refrigerated goods, is moving to accommodate growth.

While produce shipments from South Carolina encountered a slight shortage of trucks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s June 26 truck rate report found adequate to surplus conditions in other shipping districts.