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Price’s Law & the Foxhole Test

February 6, 2023
Without fail, every one of our semiannual Dealer Summits drops several ideas to swim in my brain for weeks on end. And the record-setting 2023 Precision Farming Dealer Summit in St. Louis did not disappoint.
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Looking Back to Look Forward: Predictions on Autonomy from 2011

This 2011 article, A Report From 25 Years Hence, predicting the future of farm autonomy was cited in examining autonomy’s state in 2023.
By John Schueller posted on December 29, 2022 | Posted in Precision Sales, Service & Support
The typical U.S. crop farm of 2035 is not that different from the typical farm of 2010, in the same way that the 2010 farm was not the artificially intelligent, self-sufficient, robotic paradise that many predicted way back in 1985.
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[Podcast] Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs: Lessiter Media

In this episode of the Precision Farming Dealer 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.
August 19, 2020 | Posted in Industry News
In this episode of the Precision Farming Dealer 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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[Podcast] Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs: Anthony Montag

In this episode of the Precision Farming Dealer podcast, we're bringing you an episode from our sister publication supported by by Ingersoll Tillage, where editor Mike Lessiter travelled to Nebraska to speak with Anthony Montag about how this small family business made the leap from blacksmith style manufacturer to a leader in fertilizer application equipment.
May 21, 2018 | Posted in Dealer Development, Industry News
In this episode of the Precision Farming Dealer podcast, we're bringing you an episode from our sister publication supported by Ingersoll Tillage, where editor Mike Lessiter travelled to Nebraska to speak with Anthony Montag about how this small family business made the leap from blacksmith style manufacturer to a leader in fertilizer application equipment.
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[Podcast] Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs: Jon Kinzenbaw and Susie Kinzenbaw Veatch

In this episode of the Precision Farming Dealer podcast, we're bringing you an episode from our sister publication, brought to you by GKN Off-Highway Powertrain, where editor Mike Lessiter sits down for a conversation with Jon Kinzenbaw, founder of Kinze Manufacturing, and daughter and company president Susie Veatch.
May 11, 2018 | Posted in Precision Agriculture 101, Dealer Development, Precision Sales, Industry News
In this episode of the Precision Farming Dealer podcast, we're bringing you an episode from our sister publication, brought to you by GKN Off-Highway Powertrain, where editor Mike Lessiter sits down for a conversation with Jon Kinzenbaw, founder of Kinze Manufacturing, and daughter and company president Susie Veatch.
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Scholarship Recipient 2018

Lessiter Media Scholarship Awarded to University of Wisconsin Ag Student

May 1, 2018
On April 26, Lessiter Media Inc. (which publishes Precision Farming Dealer) attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Life Sciences Communication Department (part of the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences) Student & Donor Reception for the presentation of the annual Frank Lessiter Ag Media Scholarship.
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Precision Success Only as Good as Your Internal Training

Richins & Finley, the managers heading up the precision farming efforts at Stotz Equipment (John Deere) and Mazergroup (New Holland), share the components of their internal training systems to equip staff for success.
By Mike Lessiter posted on April 11, 2018
Staff training was part of nearly every discussion at the 2018 Precision Farming Dealer Summit in Louisville. Precision is where things are moving fastest, and the expectations of farmers and the dealership itself (both equally unrealistic at times) and the firefighting at planting and harvest require highly structured processes and duties.
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Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette Campus

The college offers an associate degree in Applied Science in Agriculture (60 credit hours). Students enrolled in this program may specialize in precision farming technology by selecting up to 15 credit hours in this area and agriculture business, sales and agronomy.
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Lake Region State College - Dakota Precision Ag Center

The college offers an AAS in Precision Agriculture and customized precision ag- related training for agricultural producers, insurance underwriters, equipment dealer and agricultural cooperative employees and others.
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HTS Ag Precision Ag Solutions

Offering training on Ag Leader, Trimble, Reichhardt, Norac and Integris Systems in twice yearly customer training events (spring/fall). Also offering individual training opportunities on any HTS Ag products and SMS software, year round.
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