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I have been asked on many occasions how I think COVID-19 will impact the sector.

Toban Dyck: What makes us trust a Chinese conspiracy video over experts?

It’s time to evaluate how we digest information

By Toban Dyck May 21, 2020

When I called my local fertilizer supplier to let them know I would be growing canola instead of soybeans on a section east of my house, they were unsure if they’d be able to accommodate my revised order. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and deaths started to be reported, a news cycle that was already […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Searching for the truth

By Leeann Minogue January 25, 2019

When I read an article in a newspaper or a magazine, the first thing I do is take a look at the byline. I wonder if I’ve read the writer’s work before. If there’s a bio, I look to see if they’ve come to the issue with an obvious agenda that’s going to put a […] Read more

Columns

Perfecting your pitch for farm reporters

Reporter's Notebook: These tips for passing on story ideas to reporters will help get your passions in print

By Lisa Guenther June 9, 2017

On a fairly regular basis, I receive story ideas from media relations people and readers. Several factors go into whether or not a story makes it onto the pages of Grainews, and they’re not all within the control of the person pitching the idea. But some things are. Here are the ingredients for a solid […] Read more

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Columns

Science can be a dirty word

The public doesn’t understand science, and reporters often don’t do a great job covering it. Not that there are good excuses, but here’s how it can happen 

By Lisa Guenther April 2, 2015

Science is a dirty word these days. Or perhaps just a word that more and more people don’t understand. And you should be concerned because that lack of basic scientific knowledge is driving distrust of modern agriculture. “It’s a big, big issue,” Al Scholz told me. Al is the executive director and registrar of the […] Read more

China snaps up Australian canola after trade spat with Canada, sources say

Canada, Mexico announce new partnership

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures weaken on harvest pressure, firm dollar

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China snaps up Australian canola after trade spat with Canada, sources say

Canada, Mexico announce new partnership

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures weaken on harvest pressure, firm dollar

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Editor’s Column: Searching for the truth

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Science can be a dirty word

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