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Lentsch: STB heard fertilizer concerns

South Dakota Ag Director Lucas Lentsch says he’s pleased the Surface Transportation Board was listening when he testified before the board last week.

In that hearing, Lucas relayed Governor Dennis Daugaard’s concerns about the backlog of rail shipments in South Dakota.  It is a multi-state concern, not just in South Dakota.

The Surface Transportation Board this week directed railways to report their plans to ensure adequate delivery of fertilizer shipments needed for spring planting.

The National Farmers Union calls the decision “a step in the right direction.”