If you've been following social media at all, you may have caught on to the Briggs & Stratton Corp. Mower Mouth social media contest, which likely had you spitting out your mid-morning coffee onto your work computer.

Rural lifestylers may have a brand in mind when they enter the store, but many still look to the dealer to confirm their choice.

Exmark announced today the four winners of daily drawings held during the recent National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, KY. In the end, it was acreage owner Tom Lefler who walked away with the grand prize, a top-of-the-line Exmark Lazer Z X-Series zero-turn riding mower worth more than $13,000.

Excel Industries has seen an increase in production volume for its current fiscal year. In Excel's 8th month of fiscal year 2014, production volume on a unit basis reached a level that was equal to the entire previous fiscal year.

Paladin Attachments expands its worldwide presence with the opening of its first manufacturing facility located outside the United States. The new 60,000 square foot facility in Guaranesia-MG, Brazil will create approximately 100 new jobs and serve both the Brazilian and broader South American attachment markets. Initially the facility will produce heavy-duty buckets for mainline hydraulic construction equipment including wheel loaders, excavators, skid-steer loaders and backhoe loaders. Further expansion into the production of a more complete range of light and heavy attachments is planned throughout 2014. The facility serves as a cornerstone of Paladin's strategic objective to become the largest independent manufacturer of attachments in Brazil.

Morbark, Inc., a leading manufacturer of tree care, forestry, sawmill, and wood recycling equipment, is pleased to announce it has signed a contract adding Cubex, Ltd., as the exclusive Morbark tree care products dealer for Manitoba, Quebec and portions of Ontario, Canada. Cubex will handle Morbark tree care sales for Ontario in and west of Thunder Bay.

Alamo Group Inc. announced today that its European subsidiary Alamo Group Europe Ltd has acquired Kellands Agricultural Ltd. and its subsidiary Multidrive Tractors Ltd. based near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in England.

Jeff Savage, the Vice President of Emak USA is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul M. Scholl as the Division Manager of Emak USA.

The CNH plant in Grand Island will be reducing its workforce beginning in late May, according to a statement provided by company officials on Thursday.

The Board of Directors of Curtis Industries, LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of George A. Psyhojos as President and CEO effective immediately.