Editors' Notebook

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.

We're only weeks away from the 2018 DTN Ag Summit. Don't miss this chance to learn, relax and network with success-minded farmers.

The wait is on for an EPA decision on the fate of dicamba herbicides designed for use with popular Xtend soybean seeds. It's one of the most controversial, emotion-riddled issues in recent farming history. The lines for and against are forming.

We've been thrilled to share yield modeling data from Gro Intelligence as a key part of the DTN/The Progressive Farmer 2018 Digital Yield Tour.

A broad group of traditional, newspaper-based, media outlets are uniting Aug. 16 to comment on President Donald Trump's decision to call media who publish critical comments about the administration "the enemy of the people."

By all accounts, the universe survived the new USDA procedures for reporting crop production and grain supply and demand estimates. That universe includes the algorithmic trades the agency claims it wants to curtail.

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.