This October, Equip Exposition, the international landscape, outdoor living, and equipment exposition, will unveil several new features for the award-winning trade show, including new equipment categories, top-notch entertainment and more.

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. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Spartan Mowers.

International landscape, outdoor living, and outdoor power equipment professionals gathered in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 15-18 for Equip Expo, where there was no shortage of news on new product innovations and information to support industry growth.

We sat down with Kris Kiser, president of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) and got his thoughts on key factors currently impacting the rural lifestyle market, some of the most innovative equipment that’s hit the market in the last 10 years and what he sees as the next big innovations to come in the next decade. The 5 Questions With... series is brought to you by Altoz.