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:

• A Dealer’s Role in NFL History
• How Do We Help Our Departments Get Along?
• This Boomer Is Retiring as the World’s Coolest Ditch Digger
• Full-System Solutions Ease Electric Vehicle Design
• Which of Your Teammates Would You Choose?

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A Dealer’s Role in NFL History

After an accident in mid-July, I found myself wheelchair bound for 12 weeks, which grounded me from the Dealership Minds Summit and National Strip-Tillage Conference in early August. While I began getting into the office for half-days, I’d grown tired of gathering dust in my first-floor recliner and realized my schedule was about to change in a big way. The “sitting around” was about to end in favor of the “real work” as soon as I’d be cleared for an aggressive PT and rehab schedule.

How Do We Help Our Departments Get Along?

In this video Bob Clements and Sara Hey with BCI share their advice on how to bring some unity between the service department at your dealership and … everyone else.

This Boomer Is Retiring as the World’s Coolest Ditch Digger

In this article from The Wall Street Journal, Austen Hufford writes, "Humans have been digging ditches for thousands of years. Don Pemberton digs them just a bit quicker. The 67-year-old is the sole operator of the Super Witch, a one-of-a-kind trenching machine that looks and sounds like a large chain saw on wheels. Equipment maker Ditch Witch uses it as a marketing and promotional tool to sell more-practical versions of the machine."

Full-System Solutions Ease Electric Vehicle Design

Briggs & Stratton is expanding its Vanguard portfolio to include electric motors and motor controllers. This will enable the company to provide OEM customers with a full-system solution for their electric machine designs.

Which of Your Teammates Would You Choose?

Illinois farm equipment dealer group Birkey’s Farm Store asks a good question, a variation of the “foxhole test.” So who would your employees choose given the daunting scenario that Birkey’s paints in this quick and fun Facebook video?

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Monarch Tractor, maker of the MK-V, is the world’s first fully electric, driver optional, connected tractor set to enhance farmers’ existing operations, alleviate labor shortages, and maximize yields. With cutting-edge technology, global reach and an experienced team, Monarch Tractor is delivering meaningful change for the future of farming. Click here to learn about your opportunities as a Monarch dealer.

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