Moïse-Cossette Award finalist — long-form current affairs
“Trump plunges the planet into chaos”
Profile · Editorial authority
The field is the method. The world is the newsroom.
A reporter, photographer, agricultural economist, author, speaker and documentary maker, Nicolas Mesly has spent more than twenty years decoding the forces reshaping agriculture, water, land and food security.
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A career recognized by peers.
A McGill University graduate in agricultural economics, Nicolas Mesly combines sector expertise, investigation, photography and international experience. He worked in Latin America, covered U.S. farm policy for fifteen years, and reported from India, Ukraine, Haiti, New Zealand, Mexico, the United States, France and beyond. His bylines and collaborations include L’actualité, Radio-Canada, Québec Science, The Globe and Mail, Country Guide, La France Agricole, Le Bulletin des agriculteurs and Coopérateur.
AWARDS · DISTINCTIONS
A career recognized by peers.
Selected verified honours — more than thirty in total, according to Éditions MultiMondes.
Two-time Moïse-Cossette finalist — features and series
Water management and the U.S. Farm Bill
Moïse-Cossette winner — best short article
“A tool to protect farmland in perpetuity”
ACRA winner — current affairs feature
“When Farming Kills”
Agricultural Journalist of the Year
“Technology is shaping a new agricultural planet”
Gold and two silver Canadian Business Media awards
Canadian wheat, Chicago markets and Fonterra
AJIQ Grand Prize and Leisure Journalism Award
“Quebec, Asphalt Country” and “Antler Wars”
Two National Magazine Awards distinctions
Investigative journalism and politics / public affairs
EXPERTISE · INTERNATIONAL
Rare expertise across disciplines.
Agricultural economics, public policy, food geopolitics, water, climate, environment, agricultural innovation and rural life: his reporting connects global decisions with their human consequences.
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MODERATION · KEYNOTES
From investigation to the stage.
A trilingual moderator and speaker, he led the 5th World Congress of Agronomists before 1,000 participants from 25 countries and, in 2025, co-moderated an Ordre des agronomes du Québec panel before 827 people.
EDITORIAL TRUST
Trusted by editors.
“Notre collaborateur Nicolas Mesly, un des rares journalistes à s’intéresser aux enjeux agricoles et agroalimentaires, a la rigueur d’un journalisme d’enquête.”
Jean-François HarelÉditeur du magazine Coopérateur
“Il est habile à vulgariser les nouvelles technologies agricoles. Il sait trouver les titres qui font cliquer nos lecteurs. Son travail est rigoureux.”
Yvon Thérien, agr.Éditeur, Le Bulletin des agriculteurs
“Nicolas writes with a rare commitment to his craft, using techniques of world-class journalists to bring his stories and the people in them to life.”
John MorrissAssociate Publisher, Farm Business Communications
EVIDENCE · SOURCES
Verified sources and references
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