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Port Management Claims Unrest has Shut Down Port of Seattle
The Pacific Maritime Associations claims that significant labor unrest by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has shut down the Port of Seattle.
Impact of I-95 collapse in Philadelphia to last ‘a long time’
An elevated section of Interstate 95 in northeast Philadelphia collapsed Sunday, shutting the highway — a closure that could take the key freight artery offline for weeks if not longer. According to media reports, the early…
Borderlands: Texas trucking company acquired by Online Transport Inc.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Texas trucking company acquired by Online Transport Inc.; U.S. requests USMCA dispute…
Supply chain diversification apparent in freight market
Chart of the Week: Outbound Tender Volume – by region SONAR: OTVI.URWT, OTVI.URSW, OTVI.URNE, OTVI.URSE, OTVI.URNW, OTVI.URMP, OTVI.URNW Compared to June 2019, regional outbound freight demand has shifted noticeably to the…
Farm vets launch campaign to keep children safe on farms
Farmers Weekly A Welsh farm veterinary practice has launched a social media safety campaign urging parents to ensure children are “safe and seen” on farms. Based in Carmarthenshire, the initiative was launched by vets at the…
Opinion: Farming’s voice matters when it comes to beaver releases
Farmers Weekly We talk about needing more balance – in our diets, in our approach to farm management, and in our land use. But we also need more balance to the reintroduction of species, most particularly beavers. Given their…
Farmer Focus: Aftermaths slow to bounce back
Farmers Weekly It hardly seems any time at all since my last article, which can only mean we’ve had a busy month. First-cut silage was taken on the 14 May in great conditions. That’s probably about a week earlier than usual…
Photo of the Week: Fastrac gets bride to the church on time
Farmers Weekly It must be wedding season! Thanks to Finn for sending in this wonderful shot of his aunty and uncle’s wedding. The couple opted for four JCB Fastracs to transport the bride and bridesmaids to the church. See…
How optimistic potato grower targets soil improvements
Farmers Weekly Potato planting might only have finished in the last week of May, but our Northern Arable Insights grower James Pick is still reasonably optimistic for the crop this season. “We were around four weeks behind…
What the advice-based EA farm visit inspections will involve
Farmers Weekly Additional resources for farm inspections by the Environment Agency (EA) means that many farmers have already received letters to notify them that farms in their area may be visited. The advice-based nature of…
