CNH Global N.V. has announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2011. For the year, net sales increased 25% (22% on a constant currency basis) to $18.1 billion as agricultural equipment markets continue to perform well, and as a result of the continued recovery in the construction equipment market segment. Read More...

Manitou Group, a global manufacturer of material handling and compact equipment, and Yanmar Co., LTD, a global manufacturer of diesel engines and a broad range of compact equipment, have announced a strategic alliance. Read More...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule.  The planning rule will create a new design for managing national forest lands in the future.  The new rule will be the fourth attempt since 2000 to update the forest planning guidelines in place since 1982.  USDA's preferred alternative would require the use of the best scientific information, while pushing for greater collaboration through public involvement and dialogue when developing new plans for land and resource development.  Some groups have expressed concerns that the new rule will weaken protections for wildlife and create an undue burden on states to meet the requirements. 
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Tractor and Combine Sales Reports for December 2011 and YTD-2011 from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. 

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The federal budget deficit will top $1 trillion for a fourth straight year, congressional budget analysts said Jan. 31. The $1.1 trillion deficit is the smallest deficit figure — both in nominal terms and as a percentage of the economy — since the Great Recession hit in 2009. Read More...

Caterpillar has reached an agreement with Exodus Machines to supply Exodus material handlers through the Caterpillar dealer network. The machines will remain branded as Exodus but will move to the Cat brand in 2013. Read More...

Woods Equipment Company has announced a financial merchandising program in partnership with Wells Fargo Equipment Finance's Manufacturer and Dealer Finance Group. The program offers "0% for 24 months APR" on all new Woods products purchased from Feb. 1, 2012 to April 20, 2012. Read More...

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 30, 2012 – The Environmental Protection Agency’s Total Maximum Daily Load regulation (TMDL) for the Chesapeake Bay watershed establishes new controls on land use that trespass into territory Congress legally reserved for state governments, according to the opening brief for summary judgment, filed Friday, Jan. 27 by the American Farm Bureau Federation in the case, “AFBF vs. EPA.” Read More...

U.S. trade officials are expecting to cut a wide swath through a broad trade agenda this year, all probably before Congress leaves town in August. Read More...

John Deere announced Jan. 27 it has established an agreement with MacDon Industries Ltd. to expand their overall windrower product line-up globally. Read More...