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Commentary
CN-IANR Merger Proposal: ‘Value Add’ for Ag
Written by Mike Schwark, Iowa Rancher and Owner of Schwark Seed![Mike Schwark (Photograph Courtesy of Mike Schwark)](https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-28-at-2.39.09-PM.png)
Mike Schwark (Photograph Courtesy of Mike Schwark)
To be competitive and profitable, agricultural producers across the country are focusing on their cost of production, managing margins, and being forward-thinking on their grain and livestock marketing. In Iowa, and most any state, a piece to the puzzle that literally links all of these is rail.