Rural Lifestyle Dealer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of the rural lifestyle market. Here is our favorite content from the past week:

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For five decades, ECHO has been a worldwide leader in the development and manufacturing of professional-grade, hand-held outdoor power equipment for both the commercial and homeowner markets. Today, the company sells its products in North America through eight distributors managing 6,600 independent dealers. 

Lawn Mowing Simulator Lets You Mow the British Countryside from Your Couch

Announced this spring at the ID@Xbox conference, Lawn Mowing Simulator features Toro, STIGA and Scag equipment. The game allows players to choose between 12 mower models, each with their own challenges, attachments and upgrades to unlock. In the game, players build their own landscape business from the ground up, hire staff and purchase new machines.

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How Southern Landscapes Grew from Lawn Maintenance to a 200 Acre Nursery

Southern Landscapes is a family-owned business, built on safety and efficiency. Landscaping is strenuous work and can sometimes be exhausting, but Bill Adams and his company have found success by trusting their employees and investing in Bobcat equipment. “Having that piece of equipment on the jobsite gets employees home quicker, keeps morale up, keeps the guys happy, and keeps the customers happy,” Bill says.

Tractor Mike Celebrates Subscriber Milestone

Former dealer and Rural Lifestyle Dealer contributor Mike Wiles is the Mike behind Tractor Mike and recently celebrated hitting 100,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. In this video, Mike shares the background of how his career took him from ag radio, to being a territory sales manager for AGCO to a store manager for S&H Farm Supply and how it all contributed to the generation of his YouTube channel.

 

Tractor Bob’s Looks at John Deere vs. Kubota vs. Yanmar for 24 HP Tractors

Oklahoma-based Tractor Bob’s put this 2-part 24 horsepower tractor comparison video to help educate customers on the best tractor for their needs. Each of these tractors have their highlights and shortcomings, and in this tractor comparison video Tractor Bob’s will cover all this and more.

 

It’s Hot Today, But Winter Is Right Around the Corner

Vahrenberg Implement shared this snow forecast on Facebook this week. If this forecast is correct, you’ll likely have a busy winter!

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