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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Farm Equipment's Best of the Web: July 18, 2025

This Week's Lineup:

  • AGCO’s Desert Challenge
  • Milestone Achievement for Tech Workforce
  • Rock and Rebuild: JCB and Joe Walsh Support VetsAid
  • Horsch Tours UK with North American Farmers
  • Why Mobile Phone Upgrades Still Make Me Sweat: A CX Reminder in the Everyday

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DataPoint: No-till & Reduced Till Acres on the Rise

The share of acreage for major U.S. crops — wheat, corn, soybeans and cotton — managed using no-till and reduced till practices has increased over time, according to USDA. Survey responses from farmers show that no-till and reduced till increased the most for wheat compared with corn, soybeans, and cotton.
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[Podcast] Texas Flood Impact, Dealers Rank the Main Lines & Used Combine Update

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at how the flooding in Texas will impact the ag industry and check in with some dealers in the region.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at how the flooding in Texas will impact the ag industry and check in with some dealers in the region.
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On the Record

Texas Flood Impact, Dealers Rank the Main Lines & Used Combine Update

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at how the flooding in Texas will impact the ag industry and check in with some dealers in the region. In the Tech Corner, Noah Newman heads to the Flickner Innovation Farm in Moundridge, Kan., where John Deere dealer PrairieLand Partners is teaming up with local farmer Ray Flickner on a See & Spray Ultimate Trial.
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Farm Equipment Best of the Web
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Farm Equipment's Best of the Web: July 11, 2025

This Week's Lineup:

  • FigTri Steel Products & Engineering Design for the Farmer & Looking for U.S Distribution
  • Young Boy Wins Over Machinery Pete
  • The Hidden Risk Threatening Farm Profitability
  • Titan Machinery Gets Out into Community for Kids Pedal Pull
  • AEM VP: Be Agile in Uncertain Times

The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by NCM Associates.


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