Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc., announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the Case IH Agriculture dealership assets of Houlder Automotive Ltd. Houlder operates dealership locations in Grimshaw and Falher, Alberta.

During its 2012 International Sales and Service Meeting, held in Shebogyan, Wis., in September, Scag Power Equipment announced the Distributor of the Year and Master Salesman Award recipients.

It wasn't that long ago that the dealers we spoke with weren't feeling at all certain about their business prospects for the year ahead. Many of their customers who were most impacted by the 2012 drought were in a "bad mood" as they watched their crops wither in the field. Talking about buying new ag equipment wasn't high on their list of priorities.

Moving used equipment and keeping inventory fresh is vital to the financial success of any dealership. However, it's no secret that doing so can be easier said than done. For Johnson Tractor the solution is a dealer-run auction at its Juda, Wis., location.

Versatile is pleased to announce that Alan Graff will assume the role of Dealer Development Manager for North America. This new position has been created to help identify and support strong new dealers for the Versatile brand through-out North America. Additionally the position will entail evaluating dealer prospects and working with existing dealers in expansion or acquisition planning. Working with the regional territory managers, Alan will evaluate the facilities, staff (service, sales and finance) and the financial situation of each dealer and proceed accordingly in targeted market areas.

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After executing more than 60 acquisitions in 42 years, RDO Equipment (Farm Equipment's 2010 Dealership of the Year) follows a carefully thought-out integration plan for new stores, which Keith Kreps, vice president agriculture, says is close to a science.?

Butler Ag Equipment, a division of Butler Machinery Company, will pick up sales and service responsibility for the AGCO Application Equipment business for all of Nebraska along with sales and service responsibility for Challenger agriculture products in areas of Nebraska not already serviced by a Challenger Alliance dealer.

One of Linn County's oldest family-owned businesses has been sold. Fisher Farm & Lawn is now Pape Machinery following completion of the sale of its assets to the Eugene, Ore., company. Fisher had been in business in the Albany area for nearly 88 years.

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.