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Elaine Shein, DTN's associate managing editor, is responsible for editing DTN feature articles and series as well as providing oversight on special projects.
Prior to joining DTN, Shein spent two decades covering agriculture in the United States and Canada. Most recently, she served as the executive editor for the Capital Press Agriculture Weekly in Salem, Ore. She also served as the editor and deputy publisher of The Western Producer.
Shein has received several journalism awards from organizations such as the North American Agricultural Journalists association (NAAJ), Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation (CFWF) and the American Agricultural Editors’ Association.
Shein earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Regina and another bachelor's degree from the University of Saskatchewan.
Shein has extensive farming experience from growing up on a farm in Saskatchewan where she helped raise cattle and grow crops. Her family remains active in farming.
The Russia-Ukraine war affected food production in Ukraine, but also had an impact on other parts of the world, especially countries that heavily depended on key ag exports from Ukraine. Here's a closer look at the war's impact...
Can farmers feed the world in 2050?
Modern society has an incredible ability to connect food producers to customers from some of the earth's largest cities to some of the most isolated places. Yet, food insecurity grows. How will we overcome this challenge?
Can farmers feed the world in 2050?
This year Mexico expects to import 18 million metric tons from U.S. corn producers, but the Mexican government is moving toward banning genetically modified corn from the U.S. While the Mexican government wants to see its farmers...