Elaine Shein

Oct 10, 2024 | dtnpf.com | Elaine Shein

Severe Geomagnetic Storm of G4 or Stronger Could Affect Ag Navigation, Communication Systems 10/10/2024 | 3:11 PM CDT By  Elaine Shein , DTN/Progressive Farmer Associate Content Manager OMAHA (DTN) -- The Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch on Thursday afternoon, saying the solar wind conditions have strengthened and reached G4 levels.

Oct 2, 2024 | dtnpf.com | Elaine Shein

How to Prevent, Fight Combine Fires During Harvest Time 10/2/2024 | 1:02 PM CDT By  Elaine Shein , DTN/Progressive Farmer Associate Content Manager OMAHA (DTN) -- The National Weather Service has issued warnings that some areas of the Corn Belt and Plains may see elevated fire danger Wednesday. Red-flag warnings urge caution to avoid dry grassland and field fires that could spread quickly with the wind, especially in cropland.

Sep 19, 2024 | dtnpf.com | Elaine Shein

How to Prevent, Fight Combine Fires and Keep Other Machinery and You Safe 9/19/2024 | 2:49 PM CDT By  Elaine Shein , DTN/Progressive Farmer Associate Content Manager OMAHA (DTN) -- Higher-than-normal temperatures at times, extensive drought, windy days and low relative humidity can all be contributing factors to fire risks for machinery on farms, especially at harvest time when more work is being done on the fields.

Sep 11, 2024 | dtnpf.com | Elaine Shein

Voices for Agriculture: Advocates Advise How to Tell Your Own Story 9/12/2024 | 12:28 PM CDT By  Elaine Shein , DTN/Progressive Farmer Associate Content Manager OMAHA (DTN) -- As Derrick Josi, a fourth-generation farmer from Tillamook, Oregon, listened to a presentation at a National Milk Producers Federation Conference in Nashville in 2016, one of the speakers said something that changed his life.

Aug 26, 2024 | dtnpf.com | Elaine Shein

Honoring Voices for Agriculture 8/26/2024 | 10:33 AM CDT By  Elaine Shein , DTN/Progressive Farmer Associate Content Manager At some point in our lives, all of us have probably met Voices for Agriculture. People who inspire us, who we admire for their dedication and commitment, who encourage us to speak out for something we believe in and serve an important role in our lives.