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OCTOBER 2025
VOLUME 68, ISSUE 6
4 FROM THE EDITOR
Global Connections by Glenn Hansen
6 INDUSTRY NEWS
The impact of tariffs on our industry.
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8 DATA- MOWERS
Who leads in sales of consumer-focused walk-behind mowers?
10 OPE + AWARD NOMINATIONS
Tell us who is rocking this industry- nominations open now!
12 MARKETING
Sales training- tackle it this winter.
14 IN THE FIELD
The importance of topsoil in your landscaping business.
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16 STIHL INTERNATIONAL MEDIA DAY
We are the sole U. S. trade press to go inside Stihl AG in Germany.
22 PERSONNEL
How and why you should hire fractional professionals.
24 INTERVIEW
We talk with Rotary Corp. leaders about business.
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