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Economists and others weighed in this past week over lost U.S. soybean sales to China and how Brazil is taking advantage of its competitive edge right now. China ended September with no new U.S. soybean buys on the books.

Chances are that somewhere in your future, your business will experience an ending, split or dissolution. Being prepared can be instrumental for positive family relationships.

A recently proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads is already receiving backlash from rail-served customers.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act delivers significant tax changes for ag, including bonus depreciation restoration, doubled Section 179 limits, enhanced interest deductions and permanent estate exemption increases.

In this month's edition of Russ' Vintage Iron, we take a closer look at the International Farmall 140 tractor. This was a small tractor mainly used on vegetable, tobacco and small grain farms. A recent photo submission led to interesting findings about the small, red tractor.

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June's USDA Grain Stocks and planted Acreage reports showed minimal acreage revisions, with corn down slightly to 95.2 million acres and soybeans at 83.4 million, while regional corn supply variations suggest tighter Eastern Corn Belt stocks.