Tractor Sales Higher and Trucking Prices Soar Monday May 24th, 2021 From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update. **For people who operate sod farms, the COVID-19 pandemic and the deepening drought have brought changes to their business. The pandemic cut demand from schools and sports stadiums BUT brought an uptick in residential business. Drought prompts buyers to seek sod that uses less water, so growers have maintained a trend toward production of water-saving grasses. One grower says the previous drought had “a heavy influence” on what he markets now. **The improving farm financial situation is benefitting the ag equipment sector, and as a result, tractor sales continue to do well.