Blount International announced today that Jerry Johnson has been promoted to president of its Farm, Ranch and Agriculture (FRAG) division.

Springhill Farm, New Preston, Conn., is a 330-acre estate with a hay operation and vineyards. Farm staff use a KIOTI CK20S HST to maintain the property's ice rink.

Dallam Receives Inaugural Frank Lessiter Ag Media Scholarship

Eric McCready, sales manager for Turf/LPO markets at A&M Green Power, explains the strategy behind separating the sales area for rural lifestyle equipment from the bigger farm equipment at the dealership.

Alan Foy, turf sales representative with A&M Green Power, shares lessons he has learned through his 35 years selling farm and rural lifestyle equipment.

Alan Foy, turf sales representative with A&M Green Power, talks about the typical rural lifestyle customer they see at one of their five locations in Pacific Junction, Iowa.

Rural Lifestyle Dealer’s managing editor, Lynn Woolf, recently addressed the Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce’s agri-business committee and shared key statistics from the magazine’s 2013 Dealer Business Trends & Outlook survey.

Rural Lifestyle Dealer, the leading media connection to the rural dealer market has released a digital complement to the Summer 2013 edition. In addition to receiving the glossy, full-color print publication, thousands of key decision makers in the rural equipment market will also receive this digital complement to the Summer issue.

Recent elections saw new officers selected for the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association Board of Directors. Former Secretary/Treasurer and Government Relations Manager at Yamaha Motor Corp. Brad Franklin was elected vice chair, while Kawasaki Motors Corp. Senior Advisor of Government Relations and Public Affairs Russ Brenan takes over the role of Secretary/Treasurer. Both join returning ROHVA Chair Jan Rintamaki, director of government relations for Polaris Industries, and ROHVA President Tim Buche.