The agriculture industry is watching closely to see how the Surface Transportation Board responds to the feedback from agriculture in this week’s hearing. National Grain and Feed Association Chief Economist Max Fisher acknowledges there is a lack of rail workers and many other factors at play in the rail delays. “We need the board to regularly monitor the railroad’s hiring actions to make sure they’re hiring an adequate workforce to be able to haul these products. In the long run, there are steps the board should evaluate.”
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