Toro Foundation and Exmark employees donate funds and labor to beautify Carnegie building in Beatrice, Nebraska.

The Mahindra Pride Military Appreciation Program is in recognition of the daily sacrifices made by military personnel volunteering their service to our country. Mahindra USA reaches out to the individuals working in all five branches of the U.S. armed forces with this special Appreciation Program offering a $250 rebate to all current and retired military personnel. Effective immediately, this rebate is available on the purchase of any new Mahindra, the number one selling tractor brand in the world based on volume.

One of Linn County's oldest family-owned businesses has been sold. Fisher Farm & Lawn is now Papà Machinery following completion of the sale of its assets to the Eugene, Ore., company. Fisher had been in business in the Albany area for nearly 88 years.

Farm Progress Show 2012 Recap

Updates from Day One of the Farm Progress Show

Dinsmore Tractor Sales in Shawnee is being sold, as the owners Glynn and Jacklyn Dinsmore are retiring. The business is being sold to Great Plains, a tractor company with locations in Ada and Duncan.

Briggs & Stratton's decision to no longer place its lawn and garden products at national mass retailers means a renewed focus on dealers, says Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Todd Teske in an interview with Rural Lifestyle Dealer.

As mowing season will soon give way to snowing season, THE BOSS Snowplow and Gravely are teaming up for a Heavy have Metal Sweepstakes offering participants a chance to win a BOSS Power V-XT Snowplow or a Pro-Turn, 152 Mower from Gravely. The sweepstakes kicks off at 12:01 a.m. CST Sept. 1 and runs through 11:59 p.m. CST on Sept. 30. Along with these Grand Prizes with an estimated retail value of $15,000, the sweepstakes includes THE BOSS and Gravely branded gear.

Ruling bullish for ethanol in long run -analyst. Practical barriers keep E15 sales low for now. Court acts as EPA mandate to use ethanol is attacked