Zetor North America, Inc. (ZNA) today announced the re-launch of its Major Series of value-priced utility tractors in the U.S. and Canada. Initially, the new Major will be available in an 80-horsepower, four-wheel-drive cab version, with 60 horsepower, 70-horsepower, two-wheel drive and cabriolet (open station) models to be added later.

In a recent Farm Equipment poll, dealers ranked the budget deficit and the passage of the national budget as the chief issues Congress should be tackling.

Codington-Clark Equipment, a single-store John Deere dealer in Watertown, S.D., has been acquired by Schuneman Equipment. According to a news item on Schuneman's FaceBook page, As of December 29, 2012, Codington-Clark Equipment will become the sixth location for Schuneman Equipment

Bill Gates has increased his overall stake in Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) to about 7%, marking an acquisition of three million additional shares of the farm equipment manufacturer.

Kory Anderson, president of Horsch Anderson, was recently recognized in Prairie Business magazine annual 40 Under 40? issue. This feature highlights 40 promising young professionals under the age of 40 throughout North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota.

Overall, the global agricultural machinery industry remains positive; worldwide production volume is expected to increase to $110 billion (86 billion) by year-end 2012 and could grow by another 5% in 2013, according to reports from the Agrievolution Economic Committee, a gathering of the world's largest agricultural machinery associations.

Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ:TITN) announced today that it has closed on the previously announced acquisition of VAIT D.o.o., which consists of one CaseIH dealership in the Vojvodina region of Serbia.

Proxibid ( www.proxibid.com ), the world's largest, most trusted online marketplace for buying and selling specialized assets, today announced that the Company will provide live online bidding for RDO Equipment Co.'s Year End Reduction Auction, the first ever live auction webcast for RDO Equipment Co. ( www.rdoequipment.com ), a premier John Deere and Vermeer equipment dealer. The event will take place Tuesday, December 18 at 10:00 a.m. central at RDO Equipment Co.'s Moorhead, MN facility, with online bidding commencing at that time via Proxibid. Buyers can visit www.proxibid.com/RDO or www.rdoauctions.com to view the auction catalog or to bid.

Rocky View County is the future site of a new agriculture-implement dealership. Representatives from AGRO and Cervus Equipment Corporation broke ground Dec. 3, on its new 66,000-square-foot dealership. The dealership, to be located directly east of CrossIron Mills mall in the Balzac area, will replace the company's existing 28,000-square-foot facility located on 84th Street NE and 24th Avenue NE in Calgary.