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Research Reports
Filter by Keyword5 report(s) found with agriculture in the keywords field 1 - 5 of 5 Andrew Bratlien, Alan Dybing, Luke Holt, Tim Horner, Yasaman Kazemi, EunSu Lee, Pan Lu, Jon Mielke, Denver Tolliver, Brad Wentz, Vu Dang, Christopher DeHaan, Nimish Dharmadhikari, Chijioke Ifepe, Yong Shin Park, Fangzheng Yuan, and Zijian Zheng This report responds to the North Dakota legislature's request for a study of the transportation infrastructure needs of all county and township roads in the state. In this report, infrastructure needs are estimated using the most current production forecasts, traffic estimates, and roadway condition... The information in this report is Phase II of a three-phase study, which provides for identification and discussion of North Dakota's direction for state freight planning, important freight gateways, and relationships that are instrumental in the state's economic productivity. Future customer demands, service availability, and industry investment decisions will shape the modal marketing decisions of the grain marketing sector. The Delphi survey technique is used to engage a cross-section of grain industry experts in sharing opinions regarding future trends for service, investment... Recent elimination of the Interstate Commerce Commission, pending rail mergers of major carriers, and the recent attempts to set maximum reasonable rate guidelines have indicated the concerns of captive shippers over rates and service. This study has shed some light on the grain marketing practices of... A majority of North Dakota's communities are rural, and depend on an extensive transportation network for personal mobility and marketing their resource-based production. The purpose of this paper is to provide a plan for research and service that serves the transportation needs of North Dakota's rural... |
