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Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor
 
Biography

DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton joined DTN in October 2005 after working more than seven years for the Omaha World-Herald, where his agricultural coverage included being part of the 2001 reporting team that uncovered a fraud case the FBI called the largest cattle scam in U.S. history.

Chris' work has been recognized on a state and national level. He has won story of the year and writer of the year from the American Agricultural Editors Association for a series published by DTN on recovery efforts in rural Louisiana a year after the hurricanes. He also has won the Glenn Cunningham Agricultural Journalist of the Year Award from the North American Agricultural Journalists for a series of articles following a steer's life and production practices of the beef industry. The National Farmers Union named Chris as the organization's agricultural communicator of the year in 2009.

Born in Woodland, Calif., Chris was raised in Dearborn, Mo. After serving in the U.S. Army, he graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1993 with a degree in journalism. Chris has worked for news organizations in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois and Nebraska. He lives in Glenwood, Iowa, with his wife and three children.

 

 

News Stories
Energy, Jobs and Sequestration Problems 2/8 9:04AM
Obama Administration Says Insurers Receive Windfall Profits 2/3 3:54PM
NCGA Cites Study Showing More Costs Than Gains 1/20 5:44PM
Former Texas Congressman Says Farmers Should Brace for Change 1/11 5:19PM
Farmers Must Defeat Climate Legislation, Animal-Rights Activism 1/11 8:33AM
Energy Legislation, Banking Reforms Top Ag Policy Agenda 1/5 11:16AM
Biofuel Tax Incentives Become Black Liquor Boondoggle 12/18 6:23AM
Forest-Products Companies Could Harvest Biggest Cut of Biomass Subsidy 12/18 6:21AM
Beyond Offsets, Carbon Capture Improves Production 12/14 11:45AM
Farmers Still Have Loan Choices, But Options Dwindling 12/14 11:43AM
Farm Organizations Should Push for More Global Food Aid, Buffet Says 12/14 11:41AM
Farmers Need to Understand Costs of Inputs, Impact on Bottom Line 12/14 11:40AM
Deere Executive Highlights Future Farmer Challenges 12/14 11:38AM
New Program Will Cost Hundreds of Millions More Than Projected 12/2 12:20PM
Senators Lament Time Delay for SURE Payments 11/24 2:50PM
Shifts in Direct Payments 11/18 8:48AM
ACRE, AGI, Crop Insurance Questions Abound 11/18 8:48AM
Why Should City People Care? 11/18 8:48AM
DTN's Chris Clayton Answers Your Farm Bill Questions 11/18 8:43AM
Farm Bill Primer 11/18 8:43AM
Energy Bill Highlights Ethanol Rift 11/28 6:13PM
Family Farm Advocate Rips Payment Proposal 7/19 6:33PM
Little Guys and Fraud Convicts Whacked From Farm Bill 7/18 12:00PM
First Salvos Fired as Committee Marks Up Farm Bill 7/17 6:22AM
Making Change on Payment Limits 7/13 9:52AM
Settling on a Workable Farm Bill 7/12 8:14AM