Susan Payne

DTN Social Media and Young Farmer Editor
Susan Payne joined DTN in August 2022 as DTN Social Media and Young Farmer Editor. She’s a 2016 graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha where she earned a bachelor’s degree in media communication. She started her career as a journalist for News Link in 2016, and then The Daily Nonpareil in 2018. Prior to joining DTN, she specialized in public relations for the Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska and for several freelance clients. She held several roles with the Daily Nonpareil newsroom, including business journalist, weekend editor, paginator and digital editor. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska.

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  • Ruth Rabinowitz accepts the 2025 Farmland Legacy Award in a Practical Farmers of Iowa celebration on Oct. 23 in Winterset, Iowa. (Photo courtesy of Practical Farmers of Iowa)

    Farmland Owner Wins PFI Legacy Award

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  • At right, Landon Miller, 17, of Morrow, Ohio, uses a forklift to load feed into the back of a customer's truck at Buckley Brothers, as part of the Little Miami School District and Panther Success Academy agricultural pre-apprenticeship career pathway. (Photo courtesy of Dustin Goldie)

    Ag Pre-Apprenticeship for Students

    This August, the Little Miami School District in southwest Ohio started an agriculture pre-apprenticeship career pathway, giving students an opportunity to learn and explore agriculture careers in lieu of taking end-of-year state...

  • From left, Luke Garrabrant, Tanner Hento, Lillie Beringer (Photo of Luke Garrabrant provided by Luke Garrabrant, Photos of Tanner Hento and Lillie Beringer by Susan Payne)

    Young Farmers Share Strategies for Strong Start in Agriculture

    Personal stories highlight how these young farmers got their start, and they share the opportunities and challenges they faced.