River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river ...

Low rainfalls around the Midwest have contributed again to low levels on the Mississippi River. The highway to the gulf is important not only for getting grains to the gulf ports but also for bringing ...

Construction has begun on a saltwater sill near Myrtle Grove to help mitigate the effects of saltwater intrusion up the ...

An influx of salt water in the Mississippi River, which feeds southeastern Louisiana's drinking water supplies, is once again creeping up the waterway.

Climatologists say it could be part of a larger trend. For the third year in a row, extreme drought conditions in the Midwest ...

For the third consecutive year, Mississippi River water levels are falling again, making shipping goods difficult. Farm Policy News says the low levels are forcing barge companies to put limits on how ...