Lyle E. Yost (March 5, 1913 – April 5, 2012)[1] was an agriculture equipment manufacturer and inventor in the United States.

The device was used to unload grain from farm combines.

The company's controlling stake was sold to Italian corporation Fiat Trattori in 1977.

[3] In 1991, a year after being established, AGCO Corporation purchased the rights to Hesston Manufacturing.

Yost's success in the agriculture industry led to multiple awards and accolades, including articles about his success in Fortune and Forbes.