After a long process that has seen the jury of this prestigious award involved for six months in analyzing and testing on fields all the contestants, New Holland's new T3F tractor has won the title of Tractor of the Year - Best of specialized for 2015.

Piedmont, S.C., is the site of Michelin's new state-of-the-art facility making the Michelin X Tweel airless radial tire.

Since its acquisition by Jacobsen earlier this year, Dixie Chopper has been making significant investments in its products and people. In addition to several new products being added to the company's portfolio, Dixie Chopper is also hiring on all sides of the business.

Michelin has been showing off its idea of combining the wheel and tire into a single component as far back as 2005. Dubbed the Tweel, the novel design replaced standard pneumatic tires and metal wheels with deforming spokes around a hub. While uses of the Tweel are still limited, the tech is about to get a big upgrade in production with Michelin opening a dedicated factory to build them in Piedmont, SC, on November 20.

Congratulations to Mr. Joel Owen of Landsmen Forest, Lawn & Garden in Banner Elk, North Carolina. He is the winner of a Walker Mower Model T25i with a 48-in? collection deck. A prize valued at $14,000! Mr. Owen was selected at the GIE+EXPO show in late October in Louisville, KY (http://gie-expo.com/gieexpo/) from a pool of over 300 entrants who visited the Walker booth and used the Walker productivity calculator to see how much more productive they could be with the Walker Mower than competitive products. Mr. Owen picked up his mower at Rhinehart's Saw & Lawn in Marion, NC.

Due to the growing popularity of its 6R Series Tractors to handle many farm, ranch and commercial chores and right-of-way maintenance, John Deere introduces three small-frame 6R models for 2015.

Mahindra USA announced Monday it is teaming up with Intimidator Inc. to manufacturer an all-new line of utility vehicles, the Mahindra mPACT XTV.

Alamo Group Announces Record 3Q Results

Blount International Inc. (BLT) on Wednesday reported earnings of $16.1 million, or 32 cents per share, in its third quarter.

Congratulations to Mr. Joel Owen of Landsmen Forest, Lawn & Garden in Banner Elk, North Carolina. He is the winner of a Walker Mower Model T25i with a 48-in collection deck. A prize valued at $14,000! Mr. Owen was selected at the GIE+EXPO show in late October in Louisville, KY (http://gie-expo.com/gieexpo/) from a pool of over 300 entrants who visited the Walker booth and used the Walker productivity calculator to see how much more productive they could be with the Walker Mower than competitive products. Mr. Owen picked up his mower at Rhinehart's Saw & Lawn in Marion, NC.