Agricultural Economics Department
Date of this Version
12-1979
Citation
Grain Transportation Problems in Nebraska -- Causes and Cures Proceedings of the Nebraska Grain Transportation Seminar. Sponsored by The Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, December 12, 1979
Abstract
The Nebraska feed grain and soybean harvest of 1979 was one which will not soon be forgotten by those who participated in its production and marketing. Yields and production broke all previous records. Record export demands for the crop placed record service requirements on transportation and handling systems. Record movements of grain from farms to elevators and to inland and export terminals were reported. At the same time, complaints of inadequate capacity to store and transport the grain were perhaps also of all-time record proportions. Corn and milo accumulated in open piles on farms and at country collection points. Problems in accommodating peak flows of grain are not new, but the severity of the problems in the fall and early winter of 1979 may have been particularly great. Recognition of the problem and of the wide differences in perception of its causes and possible solution prompted the organization of a "Nebraska Grain Transportation Seminar," which was held in Lincoln on December 12, 1979. Invitations to attend the seminar were sent to persons with acknowledged interest and expertise in grain transport issues. Program participants were chosen for their expertise and divergent viewpoints.
Perspectives Regarding Nebraska's Grain Transportation Industry by Dr. Dean Linsenmeyer
Barge Transportation and Nebraska by Ronald C. Roberts, Chief Economics Branch Missouri River Division Corps of Engineers Omaha, Nebraska
The Missouri River A Highway to Economic Growth by John R. McKenzie SCNO Barge Lines, Inc. Omaha, Nebraska
Grain Transport Problems in Nebraska by Senator Calvin F. Carsten Avoca, Nebraska
Grain Transport Problems from a Financial Viewpoint by Jim Magnuson Omaha Bank for Cooperatives Omaha, Nebraska
Grain Transport Problems from a Development Viewpoint by Stuart Miller Nebraska Department of Economic Development Lincoln, Nebraska
Changes, Constraints and Alternatives to Grain Transportation by R. L. Godfrey Union Pacific Railroad Company Omaha, Nebraska
Grain Transport Problems from the Motor Carriers' Viewpoint by James N. Preston Nebraska Motor Carriers' Association Lincoln, Nebraska
A Long Range Interpretation of the Transportation Dilemma by Harold F. Breimyer Perry Foundation Professor of Agricultural Economics and Extension Economist University of Missouri-Columbia
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
Included in
Agribusiness Commons, Business Administration, Management, and Operations Commons, Operations and Supply Chain Management Commons
Comments
(c) 1979 University of Nebraska-Lincoln