In this interview, Mike Lessiter sits down with Lars Paulsson from Laforge Systems, the North American presence of the company that he cofounded in 1991 with Laforge owner and inventor Hubert DeFrancq of France. The two go way back, and jokes abound, but so does insight on the company that supplies the hitches you see on the fronts of tractors today.

What a year, huh? What started off to be a promising year for the farm equipment industry turned out to be one full of uncertainty.

What a year, huh? What started off to be a promising year for the farm equipment industry turned out to be one full of uncertainty.

Howard Dahl of Amity Technology shares stories of innovation, business, exports, family and life lessons.

Pat Whalen, the fourth generation of family behind Illinois-based Yetter Manufacturing, talks about overcoming challenges and embracing strengths as a shortline manufacturer through changing times.

Layton, Ryan and Nick Jensen run a company with three individual brands: Blu-Jet, Simonsen Iron Works and ChuckWagon. Father-son duo Layton and Nick Jensen discuss how they’ve managed to do that well over the years, and how they continue to, in Thurston, Neb.