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:
- Tractor Company Makes Big Name with Compact Machines in North Carolina
- ‘Losing’ Time in the Service Department is the Same as Sales Losing a Unit
- Messick’s 2025 Tractor Light Show
- Our Favorite of this Jon Hamm Meme — Spoiler: It Involves a Tractor
Tractor Company Makes Big Name with Compact Machines in North Carolina
In 2009, LS Tractor USA made its move to Battleboro, opening its North American headquarters and assembly plant right on the Nash-Edgecombe County lines in North Carolina. Check out this story from ABC11.
‘Losing’ Time in the Service Department is the Same as Sales Losing a Unit
In this YouTube Short, Bob Clements International’s Sara Hey reminds service managers that their department’s inventory is time, and the service department losing — or not billing — time is the equivalent of the sales department losing a piece of equipment from the lot.
Messick’s 2025 Tractor Light Show
We look forward to this every year! The annual Tractor Light Show at Messick’s Farm Equipment has raised over $480,000 for local charities since 2013.
Our Favorite of this Jon Hamm Meme — Spoiler: It Involves a Tractor
Derek at Wright Implement knows what’s up! Of all the memes from this scene in “Your Friends and Neighbors” this one that involves a tractor sale, no trade-in and paying in cash definitely stands out among the crowd!
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