The North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA) announced the recipients of the 2023 Dealer’s Choice and Gold Level Awards. Scag took the Dealer's Choice Award honors in the Outdoor Power Equipment category. In the Tractor Manufacturer category, the award went to Branson Tractors. Other Dealer's Choice Award recipients are as follows:
- Full-Line Manufacturer: Kubota Canada
- Shortline Manufacturer: Meyer Manufacturing
The 2023 Gold Level Award recipients are LS Tractor, Kioti, Exmark, Bad Boy Mowers, Shindaiwa, Yanmar, Vermeer, Bourgault, Elmers Mfg., Great Plains Mfg., Unverferth Mfg., Degelman, Grasshopper and Wright Mfg.
According to NAEDA, the Dealer’s Choice Award is presented to the top-rated manufacturer in each of NAEDA’s four manufacturer categories based on results of the annual Dealer-Manufacturer Relations Survey. Gold Level Award recipients are manufacturers that scored exceptionally well in their respective categories, NAEDA says.
Kubota Canada received the 2023 full-line manufacturer dealer's choice award, and Branson Tractors received the tractor manufacturer award.