Mike Lessiter

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

Editor’s Note: P&K Equipment was named by Farm Equipment’s independent panel of judges as the 2025 “Best in Class” Dealership. The judges praised P&K for its investment in an in-house dealer-led training program, revenue levels per employee, outstanding market share in all customer segments, community involvement, succession planning and success in integrating 30 locations of 2 geographic regions of distinct historical entities. Farm equipment is a straight-forward business.

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

As you know, Farm Equipment magazine is a niche media. A “small but mighty industry” is how I heard it put recently. Our Farm Equipment serves a small universe by most media standards — with a mailed circulation of 12,450 and average monthly web users of 53,000. But we’ll agree to that description of the “mighty” buying- and practice-setting influence of our audience.

1 month ago | farm-equipment.com | Mike Lessiter

Bill Belichick and the cover of 'The Art of Winning: Lessons from a Life in Football'. Photo: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons | Cover: Simon & SchusterMy after-church reading yesterday included an article from the April 26-27, 2025, Wall Street Journal by football coaching genius Bill Belichick. He wrote a lengthy essay to coincide with the May 5 release of his book, The Art of Winning: Lessons from My Life in Football.

1 month 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 months 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.