The Waterways Council Inc. and more than 40 other organizations and businesses sent letters to the House and Senate Appropriations leaders stressing the importance of maintaining U.S. navigation channels and inland waterways for safe and efficient freight movement to avoid similar impacts like the West Coast port dispute. WCI is pushing for increased funding for the Army Corps of Engineers - saying the Corps should be allocated 2.755-billion dollars for Fiscal Year 2016 - which is 407-million more than called for in the omnibus Fiscal Year 2015 spending package. WCI also is urging Congress for additional funds to support a number of other inland waterways projects.

This is the beginning of National Ag Week with Ag Day coming up on Wednesday. National Ag Day is about recognizing and celebrating the abundance that’s provided by agriculture. Events are planned all over the U.S. to help celebrate and bring more attention to agriculture.

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