Frank Lessiter

Frank Lessiter

Frank Lessiter has served as editor of No-Till Farmer since the publication was launched in November of 1972, and is the Lessiter Media grower division editorial director. Raised on a six-generation Michigan Centennial Farm, he has spent his entire career in agricultural journalism. Lessiter is a dairy science graduate from Michigan State University.

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Shortline Legends Hall of Fame

Howard Martin

Martin Industries, Elkton, Ky.
It’s likely more no-till planting innovations and evolutions have come out of western Kentucky than any other area in North America.
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Shortline Product Innovations

55 Shortline Innovations for 55 Years

A list of the most impactful shortline innovations in Farm Equipment magazine’s 55-year history
To mark Farm Equipment’s 55 year history in 2024, farmers, the farm equipment community and Lessiter Media staff took on a challenge of identifying the 55 greatest innovations from shortline manufacturers since 1969.
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[Video] Detailing the 360 RAIN Autonomous Irrigation System

Gregg Sauder, founder of 360Yield Center shares details on their 360 autonomous irrigation unit, straight from the assembly line. The 360 Rain unit is capable of handling a 60-foot to 80-foot boom with the goal of irrigating any crop regardless of field shape. The unit makes use of a heavy reel to transport and manage the hose as they maneuver through the field delivering half an inch of water to the plant on a weekly basis.
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