VP Racing Fuels, Inc. announced at last week's GIE+EXPO show a plan to shake up the OPE fuel category, starting with its new advanced formula broad spectrum "VP Small Engine Fuel"? According to Steve Burns, VP's CEO and Director of R&D, VP is uniquely positioned to lead the small engine fuel category with a plan that spans all relevant issues including:

Rural Lifestyle Dealer is heading to Louisville for the 2011 GIE+Expo and you can follow our live updates from the showfloor on October 27th and 28th. These updates will be seen throughout the show

Industry News - Bobcat Discontinues OEM Tractor Agreement

Featuring new airflow technology that provides homeowners with more flexible placement options, GE Generator Systems announces next-generation 17- and 20-kilowatt1 standby generators.

Are you looking for a Top 10 list for how to better communicate with your dealership team? Stop looking. Experts say communication is much too complex -- and important -- to be simplified into a list. "Everyone wants a checklist. It won't do you any good. Successful communication is a complex integration of thought, process and behavior"? says Bob Gray, president of the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation.

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Excel Industries introduced five new products for its Hustler brand of zero-turn radius mowers at its annual Hustler Days dealer meeting. The big news: the new Raptor, the company's first zero-turn mower that will sell for under $3,000 MSRP (manufacturer suggested retail price). Excel says more than half of the residential zero turns sold are at this price point.

At the September meeting of the Board of Directors of the North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA), Paul Kindinger announced that he would be leaving the organization. His resignation was effective October 4, 2012.

Fogle's Farm Machinery in Neeses, S.C., is closing after 44 years of serving the weekend farmer.

The Hesston City Council approved the issuance of $4 million in bonds for the expansion of the Excel Industries, Inc., facility. Excel is a manufacturer of Hustler lawn mowers.