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A ‘Farm Babe’ fights for GMOs and Big Ag, pushing back on MAHA influencers

Survey shows people increasingly trust peers and influencers over experts

By Renee Hickman, Reuters August 12, 2025

The Farm Babe Michelle Miller seeks to debunk what she sees as misconceptions about modern agriculture perpetuated by another universe of influencers, many of whom are now closely aligned with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and his Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, campaign.

Rob Stone farms near Davidson, Sask. He threw down a rain gauge challenge on May 14 for a half-inch of rain by May 25, promising to donate $1,000 to charity should that happen. He invited others to join him — the response was beyond his expectations.

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Editor’s Column: Rainy day challenge exceeds all expectations and raises awareness about agriculture

By Kari Belanger July 14, 2021

At Stone Farms this spring, seeding was touch and go. It was a similar story for many Prairie farmers — the rains quit around July last year, crops used up every drop of moisture in the soil profile, no moisture recharge in the fall, not enough winter precipitation and no spring runoff. To top it […] Read more

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

Columns

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

We need to be careful and smart about what we believe, what we share and what we put into practice in our lives and on our farms.

Columns

Toban Dyck: Telling the facts from the falsehoods

It’s never been harder to tell truth from fiction — on the internet or on the farm

By Toban Dyck March 25, 2019

Leading up to the 2016 U.S. election, the Russian Institute allegedly began shifting its focus from distributing propaganda in the Ukraine to taking an active role in galvanizing anti-Hillary Clinton sentiment across the United States. It was last year sometime when my wife, Jamie, suggested I listed to the Radiolab podcast entitled “The Curious Case […] Read more

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Toban Dyck: Some light reading over breakfast

Consumers groups and farmers are working with separate sets of facts

By Toban Dyck January 30, 2019

I read something that fired me up. Actually, Jamie, my wife, did. Jamie knew how I’d react. She read the post out loud to verify that. It was all in good fun. And it led to a great conversation. I sat where I’m sitting now, at the kitchen island. And Jamie sat close by, also […] Read more

One of the positives of Twitter folks in agriculture is that often other people in ag intervene when an attack is aimed at a specific person.

Columns

Reporter’s Notebook: Fear and anger on the internet

Social media is great for sharing information, but there is a downside

By Lisa Guenther October 2, 2018

In my last column, I wrote about how rapid change in how we communicate is changing society and encouraging fear. Fear easily morphs into anger and hatred and there’s no shortage of either on the internet. I’d love to write that the online ag community is free from such nastiness. But the ag community is […] Read more

Columns

Reporter’s Notebook: Times are changing everywhere

Corn, soybeans and a changing society on the other side of the border

By Lisa Guenther August 28, 2018

In late July, I flew to Nebraska to get an idea of what the ag industry looks like in that state. Before I even left my hotel in Omaha, I had my first clue. The Omaha World-Herald ran a front-page story on the $12 billion ag aid package with a rhyming headline. “Farmers: Thanks for […] Read more

I wanted to let people know what we did on our grain farm and why.

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The other side of the ‘agvocacy’ world

Nurse Loves Farmer: An attempt to fill a knowledge gap turned into a backlash of criticism against me

By Sarah Schultz May 28, 2018

A few years ago I started “agvocating” for agriculture. I saw a gap that needed to be filled in the mommy blogging and food blogging worlds, as they desperately wanted to be more connected to where their food came from. The assumptions, the myths and the fear that was being spread in these communities made […] Read more

Columns

Reporter’s Notebook: Four questions to ask yourself

Before you get involved in an ugly social media argument, take time to think it through

By Lisa Guenther March 21, 2018

When I look at the state of public discourse these days, the phrase that comes to mind is “dumpster fire.” My theory is that our society hasn’t had time to adapt to rapidly changing technology (i.e. social media). These days, anyone can tweet or post anything. Some of those opinions are insightful and worth exploring. […] Read more

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Farmers encouraged to make Agriculture Day meme-able

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News February 12, 2018

Canada’s farmers are being urged to make closer connections with the country’s non-farming consumers, in both the real world and cyberspace, as Canada’s Agriculture Day nears. Spearheaded by the year-round industry-backed initiative Agriculture More Than Ever, Canada’s Agriculture Day is set this year for Tuesday (Feb. 13). “It’s a time to showcase all of the […] Read more

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

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher, though traders uncertain about demand

Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices steady, barley harvest slows

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

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher, though traders uncertain about demand

Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices steady, barley harvest slows

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