Alamo Group Inc. announced that effective yesterday it has acquired substantially all of the assets and business of Tenco Group Inc. and its subsidiaries. (Tenco), a Canadian based manufacturer and distributor of snow and ice removal equipment, for approximately CDN $6 million in cash, plus the assumption of certain specified liabilities and subject to post closing adjustments.

Tractor Supply Company TSCO +3.95%, the largest retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States, today announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 24, 2011.

Subaru Industrial Power Products, with parent company Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), announces leadership changes to the U.S. Corporate Division. Casey Ishii will assume the role of President and CEO.

even staffers from Lessiter Publications' Ag Division were on the ground in Decatur, Ill., in the last two days of August covering the massive 2011 Farm Progress Show.

Dealers who are interested in increasing the variety of equipment for sale in their showroom may do so by partnering with a single supplier. Major manufacturers of small outdoor power and handheld equipment (OPE) offer a large array of equipment for the rural lifestyle market to meet their needs for application, power, size and price.

After Hitachi Koki acquired the Nikko Tanaka Engineering brand in 2007, it took us a few years to figure out our direction. Tanaka had been based in Auburn, Wash. The decision was made to close that office and move it to Hitachi's U.S. headquarters in Norcross, Ga.

Emak USA evolved from the merger of the Italian companies Oleo-Mac and Efco in 1992. Today, it's a wholly owned subsidiary of Emak S.p.A., which is the third largest provider of outdoor power equipment to the European market. We came to the U.S. more than 35 years ago and originally distributed products under the Oleo-Mac brand. Our U.S. line today is branded as both Efco and Emak.

The Husqvarna Group, with North American headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., is the world's largest producer of outdoor power products including chainsaws, trimmers, lawn mowers and garden tractors. Our equipment offering includes products for both consumers and professional users. The Group's products are sold via dealers and retailers in more than 100 countries.