But with their popularity is coming criticism that frequent flyer plans promise more than they deliver. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin reports. The purchase includes Continental's grain storage, transportation, export and trading operations. Cargill says the deal will make its grain operations more efficient and flexible. The Justice Department is expected to review the acquisition for antitrust problems.
Some farmers are worried they'll be hurt by a recent wave of consolidation in the grain industry.
But President of Cargill's North American Grain Division, Frank Sims told Minnesota Public Radio's Lorna Benson the industry has been in flux for years. Thursday, November 12 Engineers and biologists have known for a long time that changes made to the Mississippi River's natural flow to facilitate barge traffic, are harming its overall health. Since 1986, federal and state agencies have experimented with ways to stem the loss of land formations, plants and other things that wild animals need to thrive. One of the most successful of these efforts is a series of man-made islands. Mainstreet Radio's Art Hughes visited the newly-built islands near Stoddard, Wisconsin.