Rail Merger Would Be Costly for Farmers
March 12, 2026
March 12, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 12 (TNSrep) -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release:
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Rail Merger Would be Costly for Farmers
The proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railways would leave farmers with fewer transportation options and vulnerable to shipping cost increases at a time when balance sheets have been squeezed to the breaking point by rapidly rising input costs. Transportation, marketing and st . . .
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Rail Merger Would be Costly for Farmers
The proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railways would leave farmers with fewer transportation options and vulnerable to shipping cost increases at a time when balance sheets have been squeezed to the breaking point by rapidly rising input costs. Transportation, marketing and st . . .