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Ford's Tractor
Farm Equipment History

The Story of Henry Ford’s Tractor

An excerpt from the 2022 book release, Tractor Wars: John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester and the Birth of Modern Agriculture, gives Farm Equipment subscribers insight into the origins of the Ford Tractor and the man behind it.
An excerpt from the 2022 book release, Tractor Wars: John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester and the Birth of Modern Agriculture, gives Farm Equipment subscribers insight into the origins of the Ford Tractor and the man behind it.
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1903 Ford Runabout

When Henry Ford Didn’t Have the Bucks

Frank Lessiter wrote the book Centennial Farm: How Six Generations Farmed the Land in 1997. The following chapter discusses the Lessiter family connection to Henry Ford.
Frank Lessiter wrote the book Centennial Farm: How Six Generations Farmed the Land in 1997. The following chapter discusses the Lessiter family connection to Henry Ford.
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Lessiter
To the Point

Unprecedented Times, These Are …

As most of you know, our company also publishes No-Till Farmer (NTF), now in its 50th year (my dad, Frank, has personally edited each edition since 1972). With NTF’s half-century milestone and the 60th anniversary of the first commercial no-till plots in Kentucky in 2022, we’ve been preparing a museum display to bring to Louisville for the 30th National No-Tillage Conference (NNTC) in January.


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Pam Mike and Frank
How We Did It

[Podcast] Conversations with Ag Equipment's Entrepreneurs: Lessiter Media

In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment's Entrepreneurs” (sponsored by Osmundson Manufacturing), Executive Editor Dave Kanicki sat down with Frank, Pam and Mike Lessiter of Lessiter Media.
In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment's Entrepreneurs” (sponsored by Osmundson Manufacturing), Executive Editor Dave Kanicki sat down with Frank, Pam and Mike Lessiter of Lessiter Media.
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Frank Lessiter

Farm Equipment Chairman Frank Lessiter Completes New Book on History of No-Tillage

From Maverick to Mainstream: A History of No-Till Farming is a beautiful full-color, hardbound book including over 400+ pages, 650 photos and another 125 visuals.
Frank Lessiter, founder of Lessiter Media, the publisher of Farm Equipment, has just completed From Maverick to Mainstream: A History of No-Till Farming. It serves as a lasting reminder of how innovations, and their determined personal champions like those profiled in the book, can make a difference — through grit, learning and sharing, and the encouragement and support of others.
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Steve Sukup
How We Did It

[Podcast] Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs: Sukup Mfg.’s Steve Sukup

In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment's Entrepreneurs" (sponsored by Osmundson Manufacturing), Editor Mike Lessiter is joined by Steve Sukup, CFO and co-owner of Sukup Mfg. while visiting their operation in tiny Sheffield, Iowa.
In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment's Entrepreneurs" (sponsored by Osmundson Manufacturing), Editor Mike Lessiter is joined by Steve Sukup, CFO and co-owner of Sukup Mfg. while visiting their operation in tiny Sheffield, Iowa.
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