Editors' Notebook

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.

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.

Progress has been painfully slow to make data-driven farming a reality. Here are some of the challenges, along with why we need more solutions to expand and improve internet connectivity in rural areas.

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.

Walt Hackney, a well-known name in the livestock industry and longtime DTN columnist, has died at the age of 81.

The stories and images following extreme weather challenges have been heartbreaking, and there's a lot of hard work and healing ahead, but the Midwest is fighting to bounce back and proudly show why it's called the heartland.

DTN and Progressive Farmer are long-term supporters of agriculture, and Ag Day.

Farmers who listen to their soils are profiting from what they hear.

Journalists don't write for awards. But it's a great honor to be recognized by the groups you cover.

DTN series aimed to highlight the special issues of addiction in rural America and show opioid addiction is a complex issue.

The list of DTN/PF Top 10 Ag News Stories is always filled with stories that define the past 12 months. Much of this year's list will likely reappear in 2019 as well.

This week DTN has launched a special series called Pandora's Pill Bottle to take a closer look at opioid abuse and its impact in rural America.

Todd Hultman takes the helm as Lead Analyst, and we welcome Dana Mantini to the DTN/PF market analysis team.