Susan Payne

Why this was my favorite story? Well, Dusty reminded me of all the teachers and professors I've met that go above and beyond to make sure students succeed without barriers. His work doesn't stop when he clocks off. Read my favorite story of 2025: dtn.link/j2klhs

Farmer + educator @DustinGoldie_Ed works to actively introduce students to agriculture and help them gain workforce readiness in lieu of taking end-of-year exams. The program fully aligns with the state's graduation requirements.

My favorite story I wrote in 2025 for @dtnpf was a feature article about a unique program a school district in southwest Ohio started in August. Not every student is a test taker.

Tune in Thursday for the ROI Nutrition System: Feed Your Soil, Feed Your Crop, Grow Your Profits webinar 📆 Maximizing profits starts with getting more from every nutrient dollar. Join ICL agronomists for a practical, step-by-step systems approach that helps growers feed both the soil and the crop for stronger yield performance and higher ROI. Learn what works, why it works, and how to apply it in your operation next season. Register now: dtn.link/ICLGrowingSolu…

DTN/Progressive Farmer America's Best Young Farmers and Ranchers Class of 2026 Balancing life in the Sandhills of north-central Nebraska doesn't come easy for farmers D.J. and Chelsea Hladky. Yet, they have created a family-oriented operation near Ainsworth in which every family member — down to the youngest — plays a part. Read + watch their story: dtn.link/v53tws

Happy to be at the Practical Farmers of Iowa annual conference today!

Average retail fertilizer prices continued to be mostly higher during the fourth week of November 2025, according to sellers surveyed by DTN. Read more in #RetailFertilizerTrends by Staff Reporter @RussQuinnDTN: dtn.link/zibt78

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 DTN Progressive Farmer America's Best Young Farmers and Ranchers award! Senior Editor @DMillerPF and Young Farmer Editor @jpusan report: dtn.link/js49dt #AgNews #Agriculture #YoungFarmers #YoungRanchers #Ag #Farming #Ranching #ABYFR

Tractor, combine sales are down. Compiled and published by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the October preliminary report shows all tractor sales down 19.6% from sales reported in October 2024 Senior Editor @DMillerPF reports: dtn.link/9jn8bz

A view of Aurora Borealis (northern lights) from the Sandhills of Nebraska 📸 D.J. and Chelsea Hladky Farms #AgNews #NorthernLights #ViewFromTheCab #Sandhills #Nebraska

Seventeen-year-old student Landon Miller enjoys the connections he's made with customers at Buckley Brothers, a feed and pet supply store in Morrow, Ohio, one of many recognized partners in the Little Miami School District's newly implemented agricultural pre-apprenticeship program. Young Farmers Editor @jpusan shares: dtn.link/1i4c3u #AgNews #Agriculture @DustinGoldie_Ed #YoungFarmers #AgLeaders #AgEducation

The Trump administration is planning to reallocate biofuels gallons lost through small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard, according to a proposal released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday. Environmental Editor @DTNeeley reports: dtn.link/g78nj4

Talk about an economic aid package for farmers is accelerating quickly by key members of Congress and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. Ag Policy Editor @ChrisClaytonDTN reports: dtn.link/38bi4p

Summit Carbon Solutions said it will provide additional dollars for landowners and communities along its proposed carbon pipeline route. Environmental Editor @DTNeeley reports: dtn.link/21clt5

A central Nebraska dairy herd is quarantined after a positive highly pathogenic avian influenza test. Livestock Editor @JennCattleGal reports: dtn.link/r1hiso

Since its launch in 2010, the Savings Incentive Program (SIP) has supported 222 beginning farmers on their path to establishing a healthy farm business dtn.link/acjfzb

Anxiety over supply will persist. "The monster corn crop estimate found in Tuesday's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) update likely gets most of the headline news; but it was the surprising shift of acres from soybeans to corn that is sure to have a lasting impact throughout the coming year." Read more in #CanadaMarkets by Contributing Analyst @mgreymiller: dtn.link/ztu4xt

Ideal timing - Bryce does an excellent job describing the uphill battle the soybean crop may have yet while attempting to hit USDA’s (optimistic) record yield estimate…

Mentorship programs are helping beginning farmers gain essential skills and knowledge to succeed in agriculture as the farming population ages. Young Farmers Editor @jpusan reports: dtn.link/8oczw0 #AgLabor #AgNews #Agriculture #Mentorship #AgMentorship #Farming

So the wage-fixing lawsuit involving employees of numerous food companies appears to be moving closer to full resolution, although three of those companies continue to fight the allegations in court.