Mike Lessiter

2 weeks ago | no-tillfarmer.com | Mike Lessiter

The Wall Street Journal reporters have been getting quite the education in agriculture these days. Rarely does a week go by that there isn’t major coverage in the WSJ on this “dynamic” industry (how is that for a positive adjective?) we are in. Price volatility, weather, interest rates, inflation, regulations and labor shortages, to name a few. Yet we sensed farmers would start to feel a lift late this winter when the relief payments were to hit.

2 weeks ago | farm-equipment.com | Mike Lessiter

The Wall Street Journal reporters have been getting quite the education in agriculture these days. Rarely does a week go by that there isn’t major coverage in the WSJ on this “dynamic” industry (how is that for a positive adjective?) we are in. Pricing volatility, weather, interest rates, inflation, regulations and labor shortages, to name a few. Yet we sensed farmers would start to feel a lift late this winter when the USDA relief was to hit.

2 weeks ago | precisionfarmingdealer.com | Mike Lessiter |Frank Lessiter

While my dad, Frank Lessiter (No-Till Farmer founding editor) -- who was part of the Conservation Technology Information Center’s (CTIC) founding meeting 43 years ago -- has attended numerous “Conservation in Action Tour” in his career, I attended my first a few years ago. And I quickly realized that our company, and our new nonprofit group, the Conservation Ag Foundation, ought to be supporting the organization.

2 weeks ago | farm-equipment.com | Mike Lessiter

Conservation Technology Information Center's (CTIC) 18th annual Conservation in Action Tour Banquet on May 6-7 in Sioux Falls, is a unique planting-season Tour that includes multiple farm stops and behind-the-scenes industry events so attendees can get new perspectives on how management practices in the fall and early spring help optimize crop production for a cropping year. To learn more and see the full agenda, click here.

3 weeks ago | farm-equipment.com | Mike Lessiter

Updated: March 31, 2025My uncle, John Fuzak, was in town recently as the NCAA Basketball Tourney tipped off. Uncle Johnny was a heck of a student-athlete, who ignored big-school scholarship offers to attend central Michigan’s tiny Alma College, where he was assured he’d be given the chance to pursue all 3 of sports – football, basketball and baseball. He was a 12-time letterwinner with multiple honors and earned a spot in Alma College’s Hall of Fame.