Rail issues top the concerns for South Dakota Farmers Union members attending this week’s National Farmers Union Fly-In in Washington. South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke says it’s critical the industry have rail access and cars available during a large expected harvest and when the Chinese market reopens after resolution of the trade war.
He says with the record harvest and much of the crop in or going into storage, rail access becomes a more critical need.
Sombke says his group met with both the head of the Surface Transportation Board and Senator John Thune’s staff to voice their rail concerns.
Sombke says it’s important for farmers to also voice their rail concerns to these officials.
