Mike Lessiter, a second-generation ag journalist, has been Editor/Publisher of Farm Equipment since 2004. He has covered business-to-business operations, manufacturing, and marketing topics since 1992 and has held various roles with the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Assn. and the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers. Mike is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was named president of Lessiter Media in 2007.
Following the unprecedented announcement of Yetter Farm Equipment's planned acquisition of Martin-Till, Steve Martin, President of Martin-Till spoke with us to provide some details on the monumental deal.
After sitting in my file folder of “half-baked” essay ideas over the past year, I did what I should have done sooner. I went to the source and asked AI (ChatGPT) a specific question.
Western-Illinois based Yetter Manufacturing and Kentucky-based Martin Industries announced to dealers this week Yetter’s intent to acquire Martin, with a deal expected to close this quarter.
Dr. Rishi Masalia, program director, 39 North, takes us inside the ag tech and plant science innovation district in St. Louis. More than 35 growing ag tech companies call 39 North home, where farmers, scientists and innovators share ideas about cutting-edge equipment and technologies.
Monte Bottens, no-till farmer and CEO at Ag Network Solutions, explains his shift to non-GMO soybeans in this December 2025 video from his Cambridge, Ill., farm.
Brian Kibble Kisely, product manager for TerraMax, gives us a tour of the company's facilities to show how ag biological products are made from start to finish.
In August 2025, the owners of Duo-Lift Manufacturing Co., Columbus, Neb., completed an asset purchase of Linco Precision, El Paso, Ill., a shortline dealership whose primary lines consisted of Duo Lift, Brehmer, New Leader and Walinga.
Lessiter shares personal takeaways at the annual conference that pushes men to take stock of their lives – in business and in the home – and ‘to show up, step up & grow up.’
Lessiter shares personal takeaways at the annual conference that pushes men to take stock of their lives – in business and in the home – and ‘to show up, step up & grow up.’
During the Sustainable Agriculture Summit in Minneapolis, Minn., Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, the president of Field to Market who also farms in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio, shared why it is important for no-tillers and strip-tillers to share their knowledge with other farmers to help spread the message on sustainable agriculture.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we pay a visit to Strip-Till Innovator Robert Boyle’s farm in Coolidge, Ariz., for an up-close look at how he’s transforming his soils with cover crops and diverse rotations.
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