Lessiter Elected To Serve As Board Representative For Supplier Section

Mike Lessiter, Farm Equipment/Ag Equipment Intelligence was elected to serve on the Association’s Board of Directors, representing our Supplier Section. Lessiter is president of Lessiter Publications, Inc., Brookfield, WI, an agricultural media company founded by his parents, Frank and Pam, in 1981.

After 12 years of managing two metals-manufacturing business-to-business trade publications in the Chicago area, Lessiter returned to Wisconsin in 2003 to join Lessiter Publications as executive vice president, and acquired Farm Equipment, Farm Catalog and Ag Equipment Intelligence the following year. While promoted to president of the company in January 2007, he continues to serve as editor/publisher of Farm Equipment. Today, Lessiter Publications’ portfolio includes Farm Equipment, Ag Equipment Intelligence, Farm Catalog, Rural Lifestyle Dealer, Precision Farming Dealer, No-Till Farmer and Conservation Tillage Guide, as well as several ag websites, e-publications and annual conferences.

Lessiter has been a member of the Association’s Supplier Board of Governors since 2008, including serving as Chairman during 2010-11. Lessiter is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin.

“It’s a tremendous honor to serve the farm equipment industry through the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association, which represents some of the finest, highest caliber and hardest-working people on earth. I encourage everyone involved in any facet of farm equipment manufacturing to actively participate in the association. It is among the best investments a business can make in the present and future of our great ag equipment industry.”