Columns & Production Tips

While the overall decrease in farm fatality rates is promising, it comes with a catch. The decline is because the number of farmers in Canada has significantly dropped.

New data highlights need for culture of safety on the farm

By Erin Kelly March 28, 2023

A new report is helping highlight the need to embrace a culture of safety in agriculture. Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting (CAIR) released its latest report with data on agriculture-related fatalities between 1990 and 2020, with particular focus on 2011 to 2020. CAIR is a national surveillance program funded by the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association and […] Read more

Soybean growers in the Prairies should adopt prevention methods like those for clubroot as soon as possible to prevent major soybean crop yield losses.

Columns, Crops

Present and future plant disease and weed issues in the Prairies, Part 2

By Ieuan Evans March 21, 2023

It’s farm equipment that does the bulk of disease spread

In Part I of this discussion on plant disease and weed issues, I explored clubroot of canola. Now for the other nine listed and destructive disease and weed issues on my top 10 list. All nine of these disease and weed issues move from cropland to cropland in exactly the same way as clubroot of […] Read more

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

How to improve pre-seed herbicide applications

Q & A with an expert

By Ernie Nycholat March 16, 2023

Q: How can I improve weed control in my crops? A: There is a constant demand to improve overall weed control in our crops. Pre-seed herbicides are the initial application providing the base for that growing season. Growers battle change across the weed spectrum combined with the challenge of weed resistance management. Producers often ask, […] Read more

Columns

How do market participants decide what to buy?

Steps in the selection process

By Herman VanGenderen March 16, 2023

There is no shortage of jargon and theories on how to select the best stocks. This column will attempt to describe the main processes people use, and what my 40 years of experience has taught me about them. Hearsay or hot tips During the speculative buildup to The Great Depression, shoeshine boys provided hot tips […] Read more

News, Wheat & Chaff

CASA celebrates Ag Safety Week: Safety is Our Promise

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association March 13, 2023

This Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW), farmers, farm families, farm workers and farming communities are encouraged to show how they commit to #FarmSafetyEveryday. Taking place March 12-18, 2023, Canadian Agricultural Safety Week is an annual public initiative delivered by the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) to raise awareness about the importance of farm safety. This […] Read more

Stuart Chutter is joining Grainews as one of its columnists. Stuart is passionate about regenerative agriculture and the elements that build a solid foundation for a healthy farm and healthy farmer.

Columns, Editor's column

Editor’s Column: Inspiration is more than a feeling

By Kari Belanger March 9, 2023

I’m sure it’s no surprise to any of you that I’m an inspired person. Meaning, I’m constantly inspired by other people and the different environments I inhabit. I think being open to inspiration is such an important part of living, whether that’s during your daily work or life, creative or spiritual endeavours, or for mental […] Read more

Bringing cows home last fall marks the end of a season, and the opportunity to challenge my mindset and embrace new goals for next season.

Columns

Life as a regenerative ag producer is a mindset

And farmers and athletes have more in common than you’d think

By Stuart Chutter March 9, 2023

Hello, Grainews readers. My name is Stuart Chutter and I am a new addition to the columnists at Grainews. I am a Saskatchewan farmer and an agriculture junkie with a passion for risk management, soil health and fitness. Earlier this winter, I spent time with two of my favourite communities — the regenerative agriculture […] Read more

It may sound simple, but it’s estimated that 70 per cent of day traders quit after a year and 95 per cent after three, and not because they become wealthy.

Columns

Investing styles and definitions

Investing For Fun and Profit: Which category do you fall into?

By Herman VanGenderen March 8, 2023

After completing the last column, I thought perhaps a better definition of growth and value would be in order as well as defining other common investment styles and strategies. There are three kinds of market participants often referred to under one umbrella as “investors,” however, I like to distinguish between the three: 1. Speculators orient […] Read more

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

The GxExM equation

Q & A with an expert

By Jordan Peterson March 7, 2023

Q: What should I be looking at when focusing on crop planning for the coming year? A: As the cropping season creeps into focus, growers and agronomists are making final changes and alterations to crop plans. We work diligently to make sure these crop plans are thorough, robust and account for as many variables as […] Read more

I can’t name one farmer who thinks his or her operation should only last for one generation. I can, however, name at least 12 farmers who routinely scoff at the word sustainability.

Columns

Toban Dyck: Ag shouldn’t play soccer when hockey is what it’s trained to play

I don’t want to write about sustainability, but I have to

By Toban Dyck March 6, 2023

There is a scene in the book The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary that is too graphic for me to write about openly. This work by Simon Winchester is one of my favourite reads and it galvanized in me a deeper appreciation for […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Columns

New data highlights need for culture of safety on the farm

Present and future plant disease and weed issues in the Prairies, Part 2

How to improve pre-seed herbicide applications

How do market participants decide what to buy?

CASA celebrates Ag Safety Week: Safety is Our Promise

Editor’s Column: Inspiration is more than a feeling

Life as a regenerative ag producer is a mindset

Investing styles and definitions

The GxExM equation

Toban Dyck: Ag shouldn’t play soccer when hockey is what it’s trained to play

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Sept. 5, 2025

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Latest Market News