Hawthorne will be increasing their agriculture and landscaping presence by becoming the exclusive Exmark Distributor and expanding their support of Toro by becoming a Toro Residential Landscaping Contractor (RLC) Distributor.

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 parking lot outside PrairieCoast Equipment in Langley, Britich Columbia, was abuzz with chatter and smelling of barbecue as the John Deere dealer officially opened the doors to its new facility Tuesday. PrairieCoast has 10 John Deere locations.

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.