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Max Armstrong says it's the end of the line Victory Motorcycles. (audio)

It's the end of the road for Victory Motorcycles, manufactured in Iowa. Polaris is ending the brand and will concentrate on the Indian motorcycle brand, also made in Iowa. Some jobs will be cut.

One of many the issues discussed at AFBF annual convention was the estate tax. A Farm Bureau tax specialist says there's a lot of support for eliminating the estate tax. It's an opportunity that farmers haven't had in quite some time. There is no shortage of support in Washington for tax reform, AFBF's tax specialist says.

There was a Mac and Cheese festival in Indianapolis the other day and they will surely be holding more because 3,000 people turned out. Mac and cheese is the 4th most popular comfort food. The top comfort food: Pizza, followed by chocolate and ice cream.

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