Editors' Notebook

DTN Staff Reporter Russ Quinn writes that the location where DTN has now moved its office to in Omaha is the place where he used to walk beans.

Using wind speed maps and predicted production data, Gro Intelligence and DTN are beginning to examine the effect of the recent derecho on corn and soybean production, from both a local and a national perspective.

In mechanics, and in life, issues arising from neglect rarely fix themselves. If allowed to squeak long enough, a minor irritant can become a catastrophic failure.

Results from the initial Progressive Farmer Reader Insights survey, on tractor satisfaction, are being revealed as a second and third round of surveys, on combines and on planters, is being mailed to farmers starting this week.

DTN Staff Reporter Russ Quinn knows all too well the challenges of having children taking school classes from home with spotty rural internet access.

The new Progressive Farmer/DTN podcast launches this week. The series will update at least weekly with discussions on the hottest topics and top minds in agriculture.

When someone comes into your life who makes you want to be better, tell them they inspire you, while you can.

Grain handling safety is being recognized this week. It's something to take seriously this spring, and throughout the year.

This coming weekend is an important one in farm country. Enjoy it safely, if not for yourself, for your family, your community, and for all those in it who are critical to coping with health issues.

While the physical celebrations and events in Washington, D.C., have been cancelled, there's still plenty to celebrate about the importance of farmers, ranchers and the agriculture industry during National Ag Day.

DTN and Progressive Farmer teams are ready to continue to provide the critical analysis, insights and data you need to farm through the COVID-19 pandemic.

A series of tornadoes tore through Middle Tennessee on Monday night and early Tuesday morning, killing 25 people, injuring hundreds of others and causing yet untallied damages to homes and buildings. It was just one mile from DTN Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger's home.

While this holiday is usually one for reflection, it has your Editor looking forward, with anticipation of our 2019 DTN Ag Summit.

We welcome new Livestock Analyst ShayLe Stewart to the DTN analyst team.

DTN has several upcoming webinars that will delve into expectations for the 2019 harvest and grain marketing strategies to consider as we go through harvest.

Loren Lindler, a student at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, shares how she spent a summer internship with DTN/Progressive Farmer.

Congratulations to the winners of the MyPlanting19 photo contest held by DTN and Progressive Farmer.

Tucked into commentary renewing the U.S. EPA's support for glyphosate's safety was a surprising negative comment. Too bad it came two decades too late.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is holding a national drug drop, April 27. It's like a no-questions-asked pesticide drop-off, only for those items you no longer want in the medicine cabinet. Do it.

DTN/Progressive Farmer is continuing its tradition, for a third year in a row, of having a photo contest to document and share the trials and the successes of this critical, historical, planting season.