High weeds and grass because of rain in Victoria, Texas, have forced the city to add another mowing cycle for drainage systems, creeks and other public areas.

More U.S. companies plan to hire and buy new equipment during the next 6 to 12 months even as the recovery shows signs of cooling, according to a quarterly survey of economists.

Ken Kozminski says it’s easy for equipment dealers who are good listeners to up-sell items to rural lifestylers: “People who are passionate about what they’re doing have a tendency to spend more money on the things they enjoy.”

Lessiter Publications, Inc., the publishers of Farm Equipment, No-Till Farmer and Rural Lifestyle Dealer, has launched a new 18-week video/blog series, entitled “Shipping Out.” The series, which is sponsored by Great Plains Manufacturing, Salina, Kan., chronicles Frank Lessiter’s journey on a Mississippi River grain barge carrying $5.4 million in cargo.

In an effort to grow business, Bush Hog and Wells Fargo have entered into a program agreement to provide retail financing.

TV station in Pittsburg finds increasing complaints about ethanol in gas and the effect it's having on lawnmowers, weed whackers and chain saws.

The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) announced its 2009-10 Officers and Board of Directors during its 58th Annual Meeting in Couer D’Alene, Idaho held June 25-27, 2010

A major association representing ethanol manufacturers is furious that the Environmental Protection Agency has delayed making a decision on whether to allow the ethanol content in gasoline to be increased to 15 percent, from 10 percent, but those worried that the increase will damage existing engines applauded the agency’s decision.

Deere & Co.'s Waterloo Foundry update is not only good for the Cedar Valley, it's a great move for the company, according to an industry analyst who is considered an expert on the Moline, Ill.-based company.

Stihl Outdoor Rural Lifestyle Power Equipment will donate a chain saw for the winner of the NYFB YF&R Excellence in Agriculture Award.