Mahindra USA, the number one selling tractor brand in the world based on volume, introduces its interim-Tier IV, for above 75 HP, emission compliant mCRD engine. It will be available beginning November 2012, initially on its 8560 2WD, 8560 4WD and 8560 4WD shuttle cab tractor. The Mahindra Common Rail Diesel (mCRD) engine is an innovative, Eco-friendly and fuel efficient high performance engine that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by over 360 tons per year.

Dinsmore Tractor Sales in Shawnee is being sold, as the owners Glynn and Jacklyn Dinsmore are retiring. The business is being sold to Great Plains, a tractor company with locations in Ada and Duncan.

Zetor North America (ZNA) today announced the program for its annual dealer meeting scheduled for August 27-28 in Harrisburg, PA. Zetor North America is the U.S. and Canadian distributor for Zetor Tractors a.s., a leading manufacturer of utility and row crop tractors with world headquarters in Brno, Czech Republic.

While U.S. and Canadian retail sales of farm tractors starting the second half of 2012 are showing surprisingly resilient, moderating trends in other countries are offsetting improvements in some overseas markets.

AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE:AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, today announced that it has agreed to establish a new joint venture in Algeria for the production of Massey Ferguson branded tractors. Under the shareholders agreement entered into with L'Enteprise Publique Economique de Commercialisation de Materiels Agricoles and L'Enteprise Publique Economique de Production de Tracteurs Agricoles, AGCO will take 49% ownership of Algeria Tractors Company. The new joint venture is based in Constantine, Algeria and will produce Massey Ferguson tractors for sale into the local domestic Algerian market. Production is expected to begin before the end of 2012.

Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. announces a new option for its planters: ISOBUS-compatibility. This capability allows easy "plug and play"? operation with any ISO-compatible tractor, including those sold by John Deere with GreenStar Displays.

Kubota Tractor Corporation recently recognized local Kubota Dealer Messick's of Abbottstown, Carlisle, Elizabethtown, and Halifax PA, with the company's prestigious President's Kaizen Award for outstanding performance as a dealership in 2011.

Despite robust U.S. tractor sales in recent years, overall tractor sales remain far from their 2004 and 2005 peak. Nonetheless, in terms of dollars, ag equipment shipments remain strong and healthy.

Revenue for the quarter was a record $102.5 million, up 44.0% from last year's second quarter of $71.2 million. Sales of $179.0 million for the first six months are the best in Company history, up $53.9 million from the prior year.

Mahindra USA, the number one selling tractor in the world based on volume, is working with Mahindra dealers nationwide to offer customers the opportunity to experience the power of Mahindra tractors in a unique sales event.