Transportation

TFI Welcomes STB’s Action to Prioritize Market Fairness and Reciprocity

October 8, 2019
Transportation, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) President and CEO Chris Jahn today welcomed the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB’s) proposed reforms related to railroad demurrage and accessorial charges levied against shippers.  
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TFI Applauds Increase in Infrastructure Investment

August 1, 2019
Transportation, Press Releases, TFI News
WASHINGTON – The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) President & CEO Chris Jahn today praised U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Tom Carper (D-DE), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) for introducing “America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act,” to reauthorize the FAST Act which expires in October 2020.  
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TFI Urges Patience During Spring Work with Safety Campaign

June 4, 2019
Transportation, Press Releases, Safety & Security, TFI News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) President & CEO Chris Jahn today stressed the importance of safety when handling fertilizers, both by retailers and by growers.
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TFI Urges STB to Prioritize Market Fairness and Reciprocity

May 22, 2019
Transportation, Press Releases, TFI News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) thanks the Surface Transportation Board (STB) for holding its oversight hearing to review excessive demurrage and accessorial charges levied against shippers.
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TFI: Infrastructure Getting Worse, Congress Must Act

May 15, 2019
Transportation, Press Releases, TFI News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) President & CEO Chris Jahn kicked off Infrastructure Week 2019 with a plea to lawmakers to get a funding package together and get it passed so that the U.S. economy continues to grow.   
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TFI Optimistic STB Report Will Spur Reform

May 2, 2019
Transportation, Press Releases, The Feed
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) President & CEO Chris Jahn today praised the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) recently released report from the Rail Reform Task Force on recommending improvements to the process for reviewing excessive rail rates.
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Frequently-Asked Questions about Anhydrous Ammonia

April 26, 2019
Transportation, Press Releases
What is ammonia?
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WRDA Passes House, TFI Urges Senate to Act

June 7, 2018
Transportation, Press Releases
Washington -- The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) President Chris Jahn today praised the U.S. House of Representatives for voting overwhelmingly in favor of H.R. 8, the Water Resources Development Act of 2018, by a vote of 408-2.
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TFI’s Chris Jahn on Infrastructure Needs: Don’t Forget About Rural America

May 17, 2018
Transportation, Press Releases
WASHINGTON – The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) President Chris Jahn helped kick off Infrastructure Week by participating in a panel titled “Building a Rural Renaissance: Connecting America through Infrastructure.” Jahn’s panel was part of a special event held in Washington, D.C.’s Union Station to mark the beginning of the 6th annual Infrastructure Week.
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The Fertilizer Institute Commemorates National Infrastructure Week

May 17, 2018
Advocacy, Transportation, The Feed
One fact that consistently surprises people is that fertilizer is on the move all year round. Year after year, more people learn that our industry supplies nutrients for crops that nourish a more prosperous world. No less than half of all food grown around the world today is made possible through the use of commercial fertilizer.
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