Last Friday, the Iowa Corn Growers Association held a regional meeting at Lock and Dam No. 10 in Guttenberg.

The facility has done its job for over 50 years. The tows of barges come to the lock and break into 600-foot sections as the change elevations depending on the water level. The time required to break a tow of barges and reassemble is significant and costly.

The Iowa Corn Growers Association said they want new infrastructure that will allow a 1,200-foot barge to lock through in one pass. The barge would cost millions, and there are many locks on interior rivers of the U.S. The posing question is whether or not we can maintain the old system and still be competitive in the world market.

Read the full article on the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network.