Journalists don't write for awards. But it's a great honor to be recognized by the groups you cover.
Greg Horstmeier
DTN Editor-in-Chief
Greg Horstmeier joined DTN as production editor in August 2007. He became editor-in-chief in July 2010.
He comes to DTN from the University of Missouri, where for six years he served as director of the Extension and Agriculture Information News office. Before that he was the chemicals and technology editor for the Farm Journal Magazine, as well as crops editor for the Pennsylvania Farmer.
In addition to his journalistic career, Horstmeier is still active in managing family farmland near St Louis, Mo. Over the course of his career he has won numerous awards from organizations like the American Agricultural Editors Association (AAEA), National Association of Agricultural Journalists and the Mid-American Crop Protection Association. He also co-wrote one of the first international studies on farmer attitudes on biotechnology and other 21st-century production practices. Horstmeier graduated from the University of Missouri –Columbia with a degree in agriculture journalism with an emphasis in agriculture economics and photojournalism.
Recent Blogs by Author
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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.
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DTN Blog of the Week
Well-Due Recognition
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Perdue Talks Trade
U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue touched on a number of trade and other issues during a speech Friday at the 2019 Cattle Industry Convention in New Orleans.
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Agriculture Confidence Index
Tough conditions lead to pessimism at year's end, though farmers hold optimism about the coming season.
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What's in Store for 2019
As DTN/PF reporters and editors flip their calendars to a new year, they give a glimpse at the issues expected to challenge agriculture in the months ahead.
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DTN Blog of the Week
An Idea Whose Time Has Come