Rural Lifestyle Dealer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of the rural lifestyle market. Here is our favorite content from the past week:

• Remembering the Pearts & Their Connection to Ag Machinery
• Case IH Exec Takes First Delivery of New Farmall 25 Subcompact
• The World's Largest Hat Collection You Have to See to Believe
• Kubota Introduces New Agri Concept at CES
• Free Lawn Care for a Military Family

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Remembering the Pearts & Their Connection to Ag Machinery

On the 4th anniversary of the passing (1-7-20) of the iconic Neil Peart of Rush music fame, we share this blog by editor Mike Lessiter, who studied Neil's early career in ag machinery, and which included dialog with his late father Glen, an IH dealer executive.

Case IH Exec Takes First Delivery of New Farmall 25 Subcompact

Vice President of Case IH North America Kurt Coffey recently posted on LinkedIn that he had received the first retailed unit of the company's new Farmall 25 subcompact tractor. Case IH debuted the Farmall 25 at last year's Farm Progress show.

The World's Largest Hat Collection You Have to See to Believe

Over time the collection grew and Scott Legried’s father set personal goals for the number and types of hats he wanted to collect. One of those achievements was tied to John Deere dealerships. “He wanted to get a John Deere hat that said the state and the name of the dealership, implement dealer from every state, so all 50 states,” Legried says. Once he had all 50 states he set out to get one from each Canadian province as well.

Photo by: U.S. Farm Report 01/06/24 - American Countryside Hat Collector

Kubota Introduces New Agri Concept at CES

Kubota introduced a fully electric, multi-purpose vehicle during the Consumer Electronics Show last week. The New Agri Concept — a fully electric, multi-purpose vehicle — includes key tech such as automatic data collection, real-time monitoring, AI identifying potential issues, automation addressing labor challenges, water management automation and a data platform enhancing productivity.

Free Lawn Care for a Military Family

Enjoy 30 satisfying minutes of Fill's Lawn Care cleaning up this veteran's lawn for free! The "before and after" shots at the end are particularly good.

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