To mark Farm Equipment’s 55 year history in 2024, farmers, the farm equipment community and Lessiter Media staff took on a challenge of identifying the 55 greatest innovations from shortline manufacturers since 1969.
Lessiter Media’s No-Till Farmer and Farm Equipment editors were recognized by the American Society of Business Press Editors with national awards in the association’s 2024 Azbee Awards of Excellence.
Kim Schmidt, executive editor of Farm Equipment, and Mike Lessiter, president of Farm Equipment, presented Don Landoll and Roy Applequist with Shortline Legends Hall of Fame awards during the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association (FEMA) Marketing & Distribution Convention in Kansas City Nov. 2.
Earlier this year, we announced a program that would properly record — for posterity — the individuals whose innovations impacted the machinery and dealer distribution industry in North America over the last 55 years.
In 2023, Vermeer Corp. celebrates its 75th anniversary. The company’s roots go back to World War II, when founder Gary Vermeer was looking for a way to speed up the unloading of corn in a tight labor market.
On Monday, November 2, Mindi Vanden Bosch, granddaughter of Vermeer founder Gary Vermeer, will move to the role of Managing Director of Forage Solutions at Vermeer Corporation.
In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment's Entrepreneurs” (sponsored by Osmundson Manufacturing), Editor Mike Lessiter gathers four execs around the dining room table of the late Gary and Matilda Vermeer.
In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment's Entrepreneurs” (sponsored by Osmundson Manufacturing), Editor Mike Lessiter gathers four execs around the dining room table of the late Gary and Matilda Vermeer.
Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.
Montag is the industry’s innovative leader for precise, accurate metering of fertilizer, seed and other nutrients. The Montag system has become the standard for deep banding of fertilizer. Montag is also pioneering the technology for cover crop seed application. The new Cover Crop+ is able to meter the smallest seed, and can be mounted to tillage implements, combines, plus Hagie sprayers and detasselers.
At Machinery Scope, we believe you deserve the best risk management solutions for your investments in heavy equipment. Since 2013, we have been proud to offer extended warranty, appraisals, and inspections. Machinery Scope is a family-owned business built on our experience in farming and equipment dealerships. We understand your business and provide a personalized and professional level of customer service. Machinery Scope has built a strong warranty product with our customers in mind, offering the same professional level of service from the time you get a quote, through the processing of a claim.