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Mike Lessiter

Mike Lessiter

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.

Contact: mlessiter@lessitermedia.com
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Educating Landowners on the Merits of No-Till & Cover Crops

A first-ever workshop brought landowners into the farm shop to hear why no-tillers should get extra consideration – beyond just a figure on a rent check.
By Mike Lessiter posted on February 26, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health

Last week, I headed east to Brownsburg, Ind. (just west of Indianapolis) to attend a first-ever gathering at Starkey Farms dubbed “Conversations about Conservation” that was held exclusively for a non-farming, landowner audience.


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Observations on ‘No Regrets’

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.’
By Mike Lessiter posted on February 4, 2025
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.’
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What My Sons Taught Me about the No-Tillage Conference

Lessiter generation #3 shares observations about the work of their dad, granddad & 30-some others at Lessiter Media
By Mike Lessiter posted on January 13, 2025
You don’t normally see many blogs from me, but we just unpacked the truck from last week’s 33rd Annual National No-Tillage Conference (NNTC) and I was “moved” by our unusual week on the road.
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