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.

High weeds and grass because of rain in Victoria, Texas, have forced the city to add another mowing cycle for drainage systems, creeks and other public areas.

AutoZone in Pontiac has been selected as one of 58 locations out of 4,900 total stores to start the company's Rural Store Program.

Faced with increasingly cramped conditions, Titan Machinery will be moving to a roomier, more convenient location by the end of the year.

New Holland Construction is a major sponsor of the Professional Landcare Network's (PLANET's) 36th Annual Student Career Days, an annual conference and career fair draws more than 900 students enrolled in horticulture, landscape and lawn care programs at colleges and universities across the country.

With box stores spreading like wildfire, many dealers are managing to overcome the mega-store onslaught, even benefiting from it.

John Deere dealer, Ag Nor, located in Earlton, Ontario, has joined the Central Ontario John Deere dealer group Green Tractors Inc. Ag Nor is the sixth location for Green Tractors.

Take it from dealers that know; salespeople need to discard old sales approaches when working with the new lifestyle customer.

Farmers aren't the only ones looking at the skies and wondering about the lack of moisture. Farm equipment dealers also feel the impact that dry conditions can have on agricultural production.

CNH Global, which manufactures farm tractors in Racine, said Tuesday it will spend $90 million to build a manufacturing plant in Harbin in northeast China.