Monthly Archives: February 2014

Ag Census Preliminary Results Show Growing Farm Economy

Preliminary results are in on the 2012 Census of Agriculture.  Following the long-term trend, USDA counted fewer larger farms, much fewer in some states like Minnesota, and actually a few more in others like Wyoming.  And farmers are getting older. … Continue reading

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Mapping the Census Flow

Americans are on the move.  About 20,000 more people moved from Los Angeles County, California, to nearby San Bernardino County, than in the opposite direction in 2007-2011.  The US Census Bureau has released new migration statistics based on their American Community … Continue reading

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No Net Neutrality for Amtrak on the Hi-Line

NPR this morning followed-up on my blog yesterday on the boom in rail freight, especially in the Bakken.  Amtrak’s Empire Builder follow’s James J Hill’s pioneering Great Northern Railway route, from Chicago & the Twin Cities to Fargo, then parallel … Continue reading

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Railroads riding the Bakken Boom

Rail roads seem to define America, from the Golden Spike to the Singing Brakeman. We love them, we hate them, we ride them, we wait for them.  The rail industry, however, isn’t waiting for us, growing traffic where it can. … Continue reading

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