The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute has worked with allied industries to address these concerns in some 20 states considering the same legislation this year.

In case you’ve missed them, here’s a roundup of our most read items on RuralLifestyleDealer.com during the past month.

Horry County Fire Rescue crews in South Carolina are taking a different approach by using a backpack leaf blower. What is generally used for lawn equipment is now helping fight fires.

The new business unit's approach around usage-based consumption products further develops a customer-direct business model to complement the company’s global vendor finance business.

Many economic indicators that measure the general health of the U.S. economy are trending upward, and this is good news for rural lifestyle dealers who count on sales of smaller equipment and machinery. This is particularly true when compared to dealerships who rely on big ag equipment for a bulk of their sales.

Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2017 Census shows that the operations of beginning farmers are smaller than average in both acres and sales.

In case you’ve missed them, here’s a roundup of our most read items on RuralLifestyleDealer.com during the past month.

The Elite 8 has now been set and several rural equipment manufacturers are holding strong. Let's keep the momentum going. Vote now.

Let's rock the vote for the rural equipment manufacturers represented in the podcast series, including Art's Way Mfg., Danuser Machine Co., Thurston Mfg., Walker Mfg. and Worksaver.