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Kim Schmidt

Kim Schmidt

Kim Schmidt is the Managing Editor of Farm Equipment and the host of Ag Equipment Intelligence’s On The Record. An award-winning writer, she worked 7 years in business-to-business trade media before joining Farm Equipment in 2012. She is a journalism graduate of Marquette University.

Contact: kschmidt@lessitermedia.com

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INDUSTRY VIEWPOINT: Legislation Is Not the Answer to R2R

Tools & manuals customers are seeking through R2R legislation are already available.
By Kim Schmidt posted on April 21, 2023 | Posted in Equipment
It’s been 7 years since Farm Equipment first covered the right to repair movement (R2R) and what it would mean for dealers. In that time, state and provincial legislation has been introduced across the U.S. and Canada, lawsuits have been filed and an executive order has been issued.
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No-Till Farmer's Editors Debate Right to Repair

By Mike Lessiter, Frank Lessiter, and Kim Schmidt posted on April 21, 2023 | Posted in Equipment

Lessiter Media Inc., now in its 42nd year of independent and family ownership, is uniquely positioned in the Right to Repair (R2R) debate, publishing both grower- and dealer-facing content.The content that follows presents a unique vantage point in all of agricultural media. Here, the content leaders of the two divisions – and on each side of the chasm –express their respective audience’s arguments on this R2R debate.


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SIMA 2019 Focuses on Industry Innovation

International agribusiness show shines light on soil health and planting green among new product and technology introductions.
By Kim Schmidt posted on May 6, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health
More than 1,800 companies from 42 countries flocked to Paris from Feb. 24-28 for the 2019 SIMA International Agribusiness Show to showcase a global look at current — and emerging — equipment and agriculture trends.
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AE50 Awards Recognize Innovations in Farm Machinery - 2017

By Kim Schmidt posted on January 10, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Nutrient Management
For 30 years, members of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) have recognized and honored the most innovative advancements in engineering in the areas of agriculture, food and biological systems with the AE50 Award. The products selected save producers time, reduce costs and labor, all while improving user safety.
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AE50 Awards Recognize Innovations in Farm Machinery

By Kim Schmidt posted on January 11, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Nutrient Management
For 29 years, members of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) have recognized and honored the most innovative advancements in engineering in the areas of agriculture, food and biological systems with the AE50 Award. The products selected save producers time, reduce costs and labor, all while improving user safety.
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