Dan Booth, co-owner of Booth Machinery in Crawfordsville, Ind., passed away on Monday Aug. 30, 2021 at the age of 66.

The company is tackling the industry's single most pressing challenge, a decades-long shortage of reliable labor. This has often resulted in businesses that are unable to grow beyond a certain size, even if the demand is present.

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The Equipment Dealers Foundation (EDF) needs your help to serve dealership employees impacted by Hurricane Ida. The EDF Disaster Relief Fund is designed to help offset the financial demands faced by those affected by disaster.

The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GNRC) (“Generac”) on behalf of those who purchased or acquired Generac securities between February 23, 2021 and July 29, 2021.

The parent company of Scag Power Equipment, Metalcraft of Mayville Inc., is pleased to  announce the acquisition of Robbins Manufacturing, Inc., located in Fall River, WI, effective August 23, 2021. 

The Equipment Dealers Association (EDA) is pleased to announce the election of two new directors and the re-election of one current director to its Board of Directors. Each director will serve a three year term that begins October 1, 2021 and will attend the next Board of Directors meeting this October in Dallas, TX.

Deere & Company reported net income of $1.667 billion for the third quarter ended August 1, 2021, or $5.32 per share, compared with net income of $811 million, or $2.57 per share, for the quarter ended August 2, 2020.