Subaru Announces Appointment of Steve Hartung As Director of Strategic Sourcing

The allure of a cozy fire crackling in the fireplace on a cold, wintery night is part of the rural lifestyle dream. And, for some, the satisfaction of felling the tree and splitting the wood for those fires is part of that vision. For others, burning wood for heat just makes good economic sense, with wood roughly one-third the cost of natural gas, electricity or oil.

Armstrong Truck & Tractor began with the intention to offer homeowners, hobby farmers, farmers and landscapers with dependable and trustworthy sales, parts and service of new and used equipment and supplies.

Generac Holdings Inc. has raised its fiscal third quarter and full-year outlook, saying demand is up for its residential generators.

Sales of existing homes surged 7.8% in August to the best level in more than a year as low interest rates and a slowly improving jobs market help fuel a rebound in activity.

Tractor sales of Mahindra & Mahindra's Farm Equipment Sector (FES) declined by nearly 10% to 16,049 units in the domestic market in April 2012 compared with the same period of 2011. Domestic sales were 17,740 units during April 2011, according to company reports.

AGCO Sees Net Sales Rise 25.6% in 1Q; NA Sales Up 57.6%

Alamo Group Inc. (NYSE: ALG) today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.

COMTEX Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States, today announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012.

The grass is greener on this side of the recession for privately held companies in the lawn and landscaping business, according to new data from Sageworks Inc., a financial information company.