Kubota Canada, TYM, Bourgault, and Walker Named NAEDA Award Winners

Aug 13, 2025
By Farms.com

NAEDA 2025 Dealer Awards Spotlight Top Farm Equipment Makers

The North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA) revealed the recipients of its 2025 Dealer’s Choice and Gold Level Awards. The prestigious Dealer’s Choice Award recognizes the highest-rated manufacturer in each of NAEDA’s four categories, based on feedback from the annual Dealer-Manufacturer Relations Survey.

In addition, the Gold Level Awards honor manufacturers that achieved outstanding scores within their respective categories, reflecting excellence in dealer relations and performance.

NAEDA’s annual Dealer‑Manufacturer Relations Survey covers 12 key areas—from product quality to customer service. Dealers rate manufacturers, and the top‑rated earn Dealer’s Choice Awards, while those with exemplary scores receive Gold Level Awards.

Dealer’s Choice Award winners for 2025:

Full‑Line Manufacturer: Kubota Canada — celebrating 50 years in Canada, Kubota has earned respect for its engineering excellence and growing lineup of compact tractors and equipment (grasshoppermower.com, Instagram, turfandrec.com, kubota.ca).

Tractor Manufacturer: TYM — TYM builds tractors combining appealing design, advanced function, and great value (tym.world).

Shortline Manufacturer: Bourgault — a world‑class producer of precision seeding, air seeders, and tillage gear, recognized as a market and technology leader (bourgault.com).

Outdoor Power Equipment Manufacturer: Walker — Walker’s efficient, compact zero‑turn commercial mowers deliver a beautiful cut and productivity, built on fifty years of family legacy (walker.com).

Gold Level Award recipients for 2025: Yanmar, Meyer Manufacturing, Grasshopper.

Yanmar — a pioneering diesel engine and agricultural machinery maker since 1912, devoted to sustainable technology and a brighter tomorrow (YANMAR).

Meyer Manufacturing — Wisconsin‑based, family‑owned, producing quality farm gear including manure spreaders, forage boxes, semi‑trailers, and more (meyermfg.com).

Grasshopper — Kansas‑based makers of True ZeroTurn™ mowers since 1969, offering exceptional cut, comfort, and customizable turf‑care equipment (Wikipedia).

NAEDA congratulates all recipients and appreciates their strong commitment to dealer networks. Each year’s survey—and corresponding awards—highlight NAEDA’s dedication to fostering healthy dealer‑manufacturer partnerships.

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Video: Understanding the Basics of the Renewable Fuel Standard

On Friday, April 24, 2026, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s (PDA) Agricultural Business Development Center (ABDC), presented this webinar in the Understanding Agricultural Law Educational Series, a course designed to develop subject matter literacy and competence on fundamental issues of agricultural law for attorneys and business advisors who work with or represent agricultural or rural clients but may not necessarily specialize in agricultural law:

“Understanding the Basics of the Renewable Fuel Standard”

The Clean Air Act’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program requires transportation fuel sold in the United States to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuels such as ethanol, biodiesel, or advanced biofuels. Established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and later expanded by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the RFS is implemented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in collaboration with the Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

This webinar provides an overview of the legal authority and structure for the RFS program and explain how it works, including the program’s system of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) and categories of renewable fuels. Additionally, this webinar addresses EPA annual volume requirement rulemaking and associated recent legal issues.