Drought reduces hydroelectric output. Ag Minute for July 3, 2015

Drought lowers river flows, electrical power output. For full story click here.

Study highlights investments in Columbia River ports. Ag Minute for July 2, 2015

Businesses using the Columbia River have invested hundreds of millions of dollars since a 2010 project to deepen the 110-mile lower navigation channel from 40 feet to 43 feet, according to a study by the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association and the Port of Portland. For full story click here.

Judge orders barge picketing to cease - AgMinute for October 17, 2013

The longshoremen's union has been ordered to stop picketing neutral grain barges on the Columbia and Snake rivers. A federal judge found that the union was unlawfully trying to involve the barge company in its dispute with grain handlers. Click here for the full story