Kim Schmidt

Kim Schmidt

Kim Schmidt is the Executive Editor of Farm Equipment and the host of Ag Equipment Intelligence’s On The Record. An award-winning writer, she worked 7 years in business-to-business trade media before joining Lessiter Media in 2012. She is a journalism graduate of Marquette University.

Contact: kschmidt@lessitermedia.com

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[Podcast] Making Strip-Till More Affordable, Big Dealer List Contracts

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at Compeer Financial and PepsiCo’s pilot program to help lower the cost of strip-till equipment for farmers.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at Compeer Financial and PepsiCo’s pilot program to help lower the cost of strip-till equipment for farmers.
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Farm Equipment Best of the Web
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Farm Equipment's Best of the Web: June 12, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

  • FCC Thought Leadership Exploring AI Opportunities for Canadian Agriculture
  • Building the Next Generation of Technicians
  • When You Hand Someone an Oar, Make Sure They Know It’s Theirs
  • Kentucky Farmer Plants Entire Crop Autonomously
  • Community Connections: LS Tractor Helps Bring Hands-On Learning to Life at Raleigh Oak Charter School

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On the Record

DataPoint: U.S. Ethanol Exports Continue to Grow

Fuel ethanol has grown into a major U.S. agricultural export commodity since the early 2000s. The United States exported a record 2.13 billion gallons of fuel ethanol during the 2024/25 (September–August) corn marketing year, surpassing the record set a year earlier by nearly 400 million gallons, or roughly 23 percent.
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[Podcast] Ag Equipment Tariff Cut to 15%; Plus, CNH Reorg Consideration & Latest Dealer Sales Forecasts

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at President Trump's tariff reduction on ag equipment, the latest dealer sales forecasts, and how high input costs are keeping farmer sentiment down.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at President Trump's tariff reduction on ag equipment, the latest dealer sales forecasts, and how high input costs are keeping farmer sentiment down.
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Farm Equipment's Best of the Web: June 5, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

  • Top 10 Leading Global Players in Smart Harvest — The Future of Intelligent Agriculture
  • Farmers Delay Equipment Purchases as Machinery Costs Climb
  • Moving Iron: Understanding the “New Normal” in Ag Equipment
  • What Innovation Will Define the Next Century?
  • Before AGCO: The Untold Story of Allis-Chalmers’ Collapse

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