The digital edition of the Winter issue of Rural Lifestyle Dealer has arrived - showcasing the 2014 Dealership Business Trends & Outlook report! Come see what products dealers expect to be hot this year and learn what they're expecting for 2014.

The extreme winter has meant extreme demand of snow equipment - with many dealers selling out of equipment such as snow blowers.

The upward trend for equipment and aftermarket revenues continues as the rural lifestyle market grows.

To start your year off right, you must know where you want the year to end.

Innovative features on some of the latest snow blowers tested by Consumer Reports, including the top-ranked Cub Cadet 31AH57S, $1,500, and the Ariens 921032, $1,300, have improved snow removal speed and maneuverability.

The National Climatic Data Center has been measuring weather extremes since 1910. A value of 0% on its U.S. Climate Extremes Index means that there were no extremes of temperature or precipitation in that timeframe. A value of 100% means extreme conditions throughout the year - a virtually impossible scenario. The ranking for 2013 was 22.10%. The most extreme year in recent history was 2012, with a ranking of 49%.

Bobcat Company marked milestone of production of its one millionth loader with a formal ceremony on July 12, sharing the occasion with its valued employees and the community of Gwinner, North Dakota, home to Bobcat's primary production facility

Three Midwest farm families will be mowing in style, thanks to Exmark and Successful Farming magazine. As winners of the Successful Farming Farm Beautiful contest, each of the three families has received a new Exmark Lazer Z X-Series zero-turn riding mower.

Rural Lifestyle Dealer's new series, "Season-to-Season," digs into the seasonal challenges and opportunities dealerships face in a typical year.

"It certainly makes our job easier. They've done the studying.