U.S. Sales of Agricultural Tractors & Combines Decline in Close Out of 2025
MILWAUKEE (January 14, 2026) – According to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), U.S. sales of Ag tractors and combines fell in December 2025 compared to the year before. U.S. sales of total Ag tractors dropped 14.8% while sales
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Signed Into Law
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed into law the Congressionally passed Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025. This law effectively clears the way for whole and 2% milk to return to America’s
USDA Report Still Driving the Trade
Markets are still digesting the latest USDA numbers, with particular attention on how corn silage estimates factored into overall corn production. Weather concerns continue to linger, not only across the Russia-Ukraine region but also in South America,
Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 Program
Many in agriculture are continuing to digest Monday’s USDA data, how some of the numbers came to be and where these markets go from here moving forward. We dive in to some of the numbers, look at
Ricketts, Coons Lead Bipartisan Bill to Boost Bio-Manufacturing and Expand Markets
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Renewable Chemicals Act. The bipartisan legislation would provide a targeted, short-term tax credit for qualifying renewable chemicals or an investment tax credit for renewable chemical production facilities. Renewable chemicals are produced from
Trying to Make Sense of USDA Corn Acres + Fertilizer Markets Deal with Geopolitics
The grain markets continue to deal with the fallout from Monday’s USDA reports, although we are a bit higher at midweek. Plus, geopolitical unrest in the Middle East is something to watch in how it affects the