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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DataPoint: Farm Sector Profits Forecast to Grow in 2025

U.S. net cash farm income (NCFI), defined as gross cash income minus cash expenses, is forecast to increase by $36.5 billion (25.3T) from 2024 to $180.7 billion in 2025 in inflation adjusted dollars, according to USDA. U.S. net farm income (NFI) is forecast to increase by $48.8 billion (37.2%) to $179.8 billion in 2025.
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Farm Equipment's Best of the Web: Oct. 3, 2025

This Week's Lineup:

  • Remembering Darrell Nickal - Training Excellence
  • Combine History: How Times Have Changed
  • 5 Big Takeaways from Conversations About AI in Ag
  • Feeding America and America’s Farmers
  • Koenig Equipment’s Harvest Playlist

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The Pros & Cons of AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere these days — in auto-generated summaries in your emails, web searches, social media videos and more. It has its place in business, but not without risk.
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[Podcast] Dealers Forecasting Continuing Declines in 2026

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at dealers initial forecasters for 2026 and their latest forecast for 2025 sales.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at dealers initial forecasters for 2026 and their latest forecast for 2025 sales.
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[Podcast] A Conversation with Ohio State’s John Fulton on Precision Ag Education

In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, brought to you by Machinery Scope, Managing Editor Christine Book sat down with John Fulton, a professor with Ohio State Univ.’s Department of Food, Agriculture and Biological Engineering.
In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, brought to you by Machinery Scope, Managing Editor Christine Book sat down with John Fulton, a professor with Ohio State Univ.’s Department of Food, Agriculture and Biological Engineering.
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