Exmark has published a new propane mower white paper designed to help landscape maintenance professionals understand the considerations related to a move from gasoline to propane as a mower fuel, and make decisions that will offer the best potential for long-term cost savings.

The Dealer's Choice Award is designed to recognize those manufacturers who in the eyes of the dealers are doing an exceptional job of providing them with top-quality products, parts, services and support.

Rural lifestyle equipment manufacturers selling in big box stores is becoming more common. However, that doesn't lessen the blow when it's one of your manufacturers entering the large retailer arena for the first time or expanding on what they already sell. No more is it just lesser quality equipment available at large retailers, but the same machines you sell.

John Deere dealer East Coast Equipment partnered with U.S. Lawns in Hampton Roads to convert their mower fleet to propane.

Mr. and Mrs. Blair Portier, Charles Motor Service, 227 Enterprise Drive, Houma, recently won a trip to Yellowstone National Park for being one of the top Exmark dealers in a six-state region.

Curtis Industries cab system for Massey Ferguson GC1700 Series sub-compact tractors. Frame, doors and roof are constructed of commercial grade, powder-coated steel and features tilt out windshield and dual sliding glass windows for superior ventilation. Cab mounts on existing factory OPS (Operator Protection System). Total-seal doors are pin-hinged for easy removal. For tractors equipped for backhoe operation, the rear panel removes quickly and pop-up roof is supported with gas shocks. Also available with vinyl doors that feature a welded structural-steel frame, full perimeter weather stripping and clear vinyl rear panel. www.curtiscab.com

Exmark announced today the four winners of daily drawings held during the recent National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, KY. In the end, it was acreage owner Tom Lefler who walked away with the grand prize, a top-of-the-line Exmark Lazer Z X-Series zero-turn riding mower worth more than $13,000.

Excel Industries has seen an increase in production volume for its current fiscal year. In Excel's 8th month of fiscal year 2014, production volume on a unit basis reached a level that was equal to the entire previous fiscal year.

Paladin Attachments expands its worldwide presence with the opening of its first manufacturing facility located outside the United States. The new 60,000 square foot facility in Guaranesia-MG, Brazil will create approximately 100 new jobs and serve both the Brazilian and broader South American attachment markets. Initially the facility will produce heavy-duty buckets for mainline hydraulic construction equipment including wheel loaders, excavators, skid-steer loaders and backhoe loaders. Further expansion into the production of a more complete range of light and heavy attachments is planned throughout 2014. The facility serves as a cornerstone of Paladin's strategic objective to become the largest independent manufacturer of attachments in Brazil.