Old Tractors Still Going Strong
Frank Lessiter wrote the book Centennial Farm: How Six Generations Farmed the Land in 1997. The following chapter examines Ford tractors on his family's Michigan farm.
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The Story of Henry Ford’s Tractor
An excerpt from the 2022 book release, Tractor Wars: John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester and the Birth of Modern Agriculture, gives Farm Equipment subscribers insight into the origins of the Ford Tractor and the man behind it.
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When Henry Ford Didn’t Have the Bucks
Frank Lessiter wrote the book Centennial Farm: How Six Generations Farmed the Land in 1997. The following chapter discusses the Lessiter family connection to Henry Ford.
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[Podcast] Conversations with Ag Equipment's Entrepreneurs: Lessiter Media
In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment's Entrepreneurs” (sponsored by Osmundson Manufacturing), Executive Editor Dave Kanicki sat down with Frank, Pam and Mike Lessiter of Lessiter Media.
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Farm Equipment Chairman Frank Lessiter Completes New Book on History of No-Tillage
From Maverick to Mainstream: A History of No-Till Farming is a beautiful full-color, hardbound book including over 400+ pages, 650 photos and another 125 visuals.
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[Podcast] Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs: Sukup Mfg.’s Steve Sukup
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 is joined by Steve Sukup, CFO and co-owner of Sukup Mfg. while visiting their operation in tiny Sheffield, Iowa.
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[Podcast] Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs: Martin Industries' Steve Martin
In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment's Entrepreneurs", Editor Mike Lessiter sits with Steve Martin of Kentucky-based planting attachments manufacturer Martin Industries.
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Conversations in Ag
How Tillage & Planting Have Changed
Roger Murdock of Ingersoll Tillage Group and No-Till Farmer founding editor Frank Lessiter discuss changes in agriculture over their careers, including equipment, farm sizes and tillage practices. With Murdock’s career taking him across the globe and Lessiter’s to farms in every state in the U.S., they compared notes on what’s happening here in North America and overseas.
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[Podcast] Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs: Duo Lift Mfg. and the Hellbusch Boys
In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs” brought to you by Ingersoll Tillage, Editor Mike Lessiter met up with the three Hellbusch gents down south to talk about their business’ origins and how they established their business as a name in fertilizer and trailer equipment.
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