Editors' Notebook

Every year, Arizona's farmers and ranchers cherish every drop of water from the spotty monsoon rains to highly regulated canal irrigation. However, this year has been even tougher than usual to take, as the entire state is in drought.

USDA's move to end the commodity report press lockups looks like a win for the little guy. Nothing could be further from the truth.

A study on xenon headlights reminds us that even the most brilliant technologies can have unintended consequences. Who do we hold responsible when they do?

A lot is happening on the DTN front.

As warnings emerged this week about how there are high risks for wildland fires in the Central and Southern Plains, people might want to check out some of the lessons learned from last year's fires.

The latest DTN/The Progressive Farmer survey for our Agriculture Confidence Index backs up what winter conversations reveal: Most farmers are ready for the year ahead.

Society, and community, is based on agreement, but the fuel that feeds progress in any society and preserves our individuality within it, is disagreement.

So far, industry has deflected any responsibility for the issues surrounding dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton. A new probe by the American Soybean Association promises to get to real answers and solutions.

There are two locations where farmers can get a peek at the movie "Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman" and get involved in the conversation around soil and water stewardship.

Readers can show off their patriotic pride as well as their workshop wonders via two DTN/The Progressive Farmer contests. Enter soon!

We have new owners, but the products you're familiar with remain essentially the same as DTN moves forward.

Time to select your favorite planting photos from more than 160 submitted images.

Free webinar May 4 hits on key points for dicamba applications this spring.

A memorial service for Marcia Zarley Taylor will be held March 26 in Ames, Iowa.

New documentary, featured at Commodity Classic, may be the most important farm film to date.

Soil is suddenly cool. Check out the latest Progressive Farmer to learn how deep this new interest goes.

This week, farmers lost one of their most intelligent, steadfast journalist supporters. Agriculture journalism lost one of its true giants.

The long-awaited announcement of a secretary of Agriculture nominee allows the DTN news team to move on to other issues. Our piece on Sonny Perdue is credit to the old-school reporting that happens here.

Finding the truth on a subject is often difficult, though that search may be thornier for a while in light of current moods.

Wrapping up the year's events with some of our own last-minute news.