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Polaris has announced its 2026 off-road vehicle lineup with new models across the Ranger, RZR, Xpedition, General, and Sportsman lines, and the introduction of the Polaris Ranger 500 UTV.  Ranger UTV Polaris Ranger 500 UTV. Polaris The Polaris Ranger 500 is the company’s newest mid-size UTV offering, built for easy, everyday use. This model has a towing capacity of 1,500 pounds, and dump box capacity of 300 pounds. This is lower than the XP 1000 models, which boasts a 2,500-pound towing capacity and 1,000-pound box capacity, but is offered at a lower price for a more affordable solution, starting at…

By Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly July 29 (Reuters) – A leading U.S. oil refining trade group has sent a letter to top Republican lawmakers criticizingPresident Donald Trump’s biofuel policies, the oil industry’s biggest rift with the president since his return to the White House in January. The July 25 letter from the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), seen by Reuters, reflects a growing divide between U.S. oil producers and refiners over biofuels policy following an unsteady alliance over the issue in recent years. In the letter, sent to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Republican leader John Thune, AFPM says it opposes efforts in the Congress…

I am currently six months in to a parenthood journey that my husband and I didn’t think we were going to be able to walk due to years and years of infertility — it has us so thankful, humbled, rocked to the core, sleep deprived and learning so many things. I relate so many of them to life in general, not just to parenting. Life is hard. We’ve had a couple of kids in our community that chose ending their lives was better than living. I never want somebody to feel like that. We all have dark days, but life…

Top Third Ag Marketing helps farmers become better agricultural marketers with the goal of marketing crops and livestock in the top third of prices. Mark Gold and his team provide AGDAILY.com with the latest information and a look ahead in their audio commentary. Listen here! https://www.agdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/top-third-agdaily-2025-07-29.mp3 The post Markets in Minutes: Top Third looks ahead for week of July 29, 2025 appeared first on AGDAILY.

This week, one-fifth of the nation’s corn crop was rated excellent by the USDA, the highest recorded in that category since 2018. Yet tight tassel wrap is still raising concerns. Here’s a quick look at the status of the corn crop in the nation’s top three corn-growing states, according to the USDA’s Crop Progress report, plus agronomist and farmer input. Iowa Although Iowa’s corn is some of the best in the country — USDA rated 87% of the crop good/excellent — tight tassel wrap is still concerning growers in some parts of the state. “Tassel wrap and pollination issues continue…

According to the latest Crop Protection Network map, positive cases of southern rust have been reported in 39 counties so far this growing season. This season, southern rust has also been confirmed in neighboring South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, and Illinois. Kansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida have reported positive cases in 2025 as well. Weather Unusually wet July weather has created the right conditions for disease. “Warm (80s [degrees Fahrenheit]), wet (high humidity and/or frequent precipitation/irrigation) conditions favor southern rust development,” wrote Alison Robertson, Iowa State University professor of plant pathology in a mid-July…

By Ryan Hanrahan Progressive Farmer’s Jerry Hagstrom and Todd Neeley reported that “with the release of the Trump administration’s plans to reorganize the USDA including moving more than 2,000 employees out of Washington, D.C., agriculture interest groups, federal lawmakers, and others expressed concern about whether the move would disrupt services.” “Most headquarters employees in Washington will be relocating to five regional USDA hubs in Raleigh, North Carolina; Kansas City, Missouri; Indianapolis, Indiana; Fort Collins, Colorado; and Salt Lake City, Utah,” Hagstrom and Neeley reported. “Agriculture groups say they are closely watching the situation while members of Congress are calling for…

1. Soybean, Grain Futures Down in Overnight Trading Soybean and grain futures were lower in overnight trading on skepticism about trade talks between the U.S. and China set for this week.  Negotiators from the world’s two largest economies are scheduled to meet this week in Stockholm, Sweden, in a bid to hammer out a trade deal amid ongoing tensions.  The South China Morning Post reported that negotiators are expected to refrain from introducing new tariffs that would deepen the trade war and kick the can down the road for another 90 days.  The U.S. temporarily halted curbs on technology exports…

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS, July 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. and the European Union agreed on a framework trade deal, ending months of uncertainty for industries and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic. Here are the main elements of the deal: Almost all EU goods entering the U.S. will be subject to a 15% baseline tariff, including cars, which currently face 27.5%, as well as semiconductors and pharmaceuticals. The 15% tariff is the maximum tariff and is not added to any existing rates. The U.S. is to announce the result of its 232 trade investigations in a few weeks and decide on tariff rates for the sectors under investigation. But the EU-U.S.…

Today, USDA published the 17th Crop Progress report of the 2025 growing season. Here’s a look at the latest corn, soybean, wheat, and oat numbers. Corn As of July 27, 76% of the corn crop across the country’s top 18 corn-growing states had reached the silking stage. Progress is just shy of the five-year average of 77%. USDA said 26% of the crop across all top states had reached the dough stage. The five-year average is 24%. The agency reported the condition of the nation’s corn crop as follows: Good/excellent: 73%Fair: 20%Poor/very poor: 7% Twenty percent of the corn crop earned an excellent rating…