Grainews now moves into The Western Producer as part of the farm newspaper’s new Farm Work section, providing Western Canada’s grain growers with one place to get the news and information they need.
Note to subscribers: Planting a new seed for Grainews
Growing the kernels of insight you rely on
Cancer agency reclassifies another herbicide ‘probably carcinogenic’
Syngenta says IARC’s report shows no ‘causal link’ between atrazine and cancer
The WHO’s cancer research agency has now put atrazine, a herbicide well known to corn growers, in the same potential-hazard category where the agency put glyphosate.
FMC rolls out new burnoff herbicide combo for cereal growers
Avireo pairs up a Group 27 herbicide with a Group 14
FMC Canada has launched Avireo, a unique co-pack combination in the pre-seeding and pre-emergence burnoff market for use by wheat, durum and barley growers in the four western provinces.
Farmers’ Almanac shutting down
U.S. publisher says 2026 edition will be its last
The Farmers’ Almanac, a traditional annual purchase by many farmers and home gardeners in both Canada and the U.S., will cease publication and shut down its website by the end of 2025.
Editor’s Rant: The day someone voted for
U.S. farmers and ranchers are mystified by the Trump administration’s latest largesse to Argentina
Thoughts from the editor’s desk on how a foreign government’s decisions — tariffs, revenge tariffs, attempts at market manipulation — all ultimately weigh on the prices farmers and ranchers receive for their work.
Editor’s Rant: Resistance is not futile
It was a rough September for errors
A recounting of errors from the September 2025 print editions of Grainews, details of which are painful to the editor.
Editor’s Rant: Reward v. risk
Where’s the incentive for early adopters?
A new report suggests Canadian farmers need to proactively focus on reducing the risks now covered by government-backed business risk management (BRM) programs — but will need supports to do so.
Editor’s Rant: Over/underwhelmed
Whether existing ag programs fit the bill or not, expect the feds to try to shoehorn problems into them
Successive federal governments have been working to get out of the ad-hoc farm payment business — so whether existing programs fit the bill or not, it’s unsurprising when the feds try to shoehorn problems into one or more of those.
Masterfeeds to enter new ADM/Alltech feed joint venture
Feed company’s 15 Canadian mills to join new U.S./Canada business
Masterfeeds, a major feed supplier to Canadian livestock producers, is poised to merge into a new joint venture with U.S. feed businesses.
New Quebec ag minister named in shuffle
Farmers in Quebec get a new representative at the provincial cabinet table as Premier Francois Legault names Donald Martel the new minister of agriculture, replacing Andre Lamontagne.
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