For the second straight year, ActionCOACH Business Coach Monte Wyatt of West Des Moines, Iowa, won the executive coach of the year award at the recent ActionCOACH Americas conference.

Case IH may be well-known for its high-horsepower tractor leadership, but it also understands the need for smaller, more nimble tractors that can go where large tractors cannot. Enter the Farmall V tractor, designed specifically for the tighter spaces and more narrow rows of fruit and nut orchards and vineyards.

The Rural Lifestyle Dealer team is heading south to Louisville this week to see the latest and greatest equipment innovations at the National Farm Machinery Show and you can follow our live updates.

Earth & Turf Products, LLC, America’s compact topdresser company, announces its Model 60SP, an economical, very maneuverable, self­propelled topdresser, ideal for spreading dry or wet compost and sand, plus a variety of other materials.

For the 8th consecutive year, RURAL LIFESTYLE DEALER is sponsoring its "Dealership of the Year" awards program to recognize North America's best rural equipment dealers. We are currently accepting nominations for this year's award, the 2014 RURAL LIFESTYLE DEALER Dealership of the Year.

Nick Stergos, vice president of parts & service at Rigg's Outdoor Power Equipment in Valparaiso, Indiana, shares challenges the company has faced in staffing the service department. Despite losing a technician in early 2013 (from 4 to 3 technicians on the team), they were able to hire a part time high schooler who completed miscellaneous tasks and helped keep the other technicians on task. By the end of the year, they had met the quote set for them based on having 4 full time technicians.

Steel roof, laminated windshield, lockable doors, 12VDC wipers and dual sliding glass front windows for increased ventilation Pin-hinged doors can be removed in minutes for warm weather conditions. For cold weather an optional 20,000 BTU heater is available, engineered specifically for the Gator XUV Work light kits, switch panel kits, strobes and other accessories are available

Scag Power Equipment is pleased to announce that Texas Outdoor Power Equipment of Georgetown, Texas, is the Scag 2013 Distributor of the Year.

Jacobsen , a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has acquired the assets of Dixie Chopper , a Coatesville, Indiana-based manufacturer of zero-turn radius mowers for the commercial and residential markets.

The digital edition of the Winter issue of Rural Lifestyle Dealer has arrived - showcasing the 2014 Dealership Business Trends & Outlook report! Come see what products dealers expect to be hot this year and learn what they're expecting for 2014.