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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CNH Reflects on Raven Acquisition, Shares Precision Vision

CNH remains focused on delivering practical precision solutions to farmers almost 4 years after acquiring Raven. Our Mike Lessiter caught up with John Preheim, head of precision and electronics product development for CNH, and asked him if there’s anything dealers still don’t fully know about the significance of the acquisition as they take new technology to customers.   
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[Podcast] Tracking Big Dealers, the Big Beautiful Bill & How Trade Policy is Impacting Canada

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at dealer consolidation has impacting the number of big dealers in 2025.

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at dealer consolidation has impacting the number of big dealers in 2025.


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Tracking Big Dealers, the Big Beautiful Bill & How Trade Policy is Impacting Canada

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at CNH Industrial’s goals for growing its precision business by 2030. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman looks into why more precision technology is showing up on smaller farms. Also in this episode, Russia’s largest ag manufacturer halts production and Titan Machinery’s first quarter ag revenues drop 14%.
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Farm Equipment's Best of the Web: June 6, 2025

Farm Equipment editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great farm machinery industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week.
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Farm Equipment's Best of the Web: May 30, 2025

Farm Equipment editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great farm machinery industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week.
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