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Geralyn Wichers

Geralyn Wichers

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Geralyn graduated from Red River College's Creative Communications program in 2019 and launched directly into agricultural journalism with the Manitoba Co-operator. Her enterprising, colourful reporting has earned awards such as the Dick Beamish award for current affairs feature writing and a Canadian Online Publishing Award, and in 2023 she represented Canada in the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists' Alltech Young Leaders Program. Geralyn is a co-host of the Armchair Anabaptist podcast, cat lover, and thrift store connoisseur.


Stories by Geralyn Wichers

Photo: Stefanlinton/iStock/Getty Images
Livestock, News

Changes to Advance Payments Program pleases Canadian Cattle Association

By Geralyn Wichers March 11, 2025
The Canadian Cattle Association says it’s pleased to see the interest-free portion of the Advance Payments Program continue at $250,000.

Photo: U of A System Division of Agriculture/Mary Hightower
Crops

Cold plasma shows promise as seed treatment

Fourth state of matter showed to slow growth of fall armyworm, boost plant development

By Geralyn Wichers March 10, 2025
A University of Arkansas study showed cold plasma shows promise as a seed treatment against fall armyworm and promoted rice plant development.


(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mostly higher

By Geralyn Wichers March 10, 2025
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were mostly higher on Monday as tight supply fundamentals supported prices.

Photo: Gremlin/Getty Images
News

Canada launches anti-dumping investigation on U.S. renewable diesel

Investigation unrelated to ongoing trade dispute with U.S. says Tidewater Renewables

By Geralyn Wichers March 7, 2025
Canada will investigate whether imports of U.S. renewable diesel are being dumped and subsidized, the Canadian Border Service Agency announced on Thursday.


File photo of a P.E.I. potato field against the backdrop of the Confederation Bridge. (Onepony/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops

CFIA’s 2024 potato wart survey comes back clean

By Geralyn Wichers March 5, 2025
Canadian Food Inspection Agency potato wart survey turns up no cases of the disease for 2024.

Keith Currie. (OFA photo)
News

Canadian Federation of Agriculture calls for federal action as tariffs take hold

By Geralyn Wichers March 4, 2025
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture is calling for swift action from the federal government as U.S. tariffs take effect


Photo: Geralyn Wichers
Hogs, Livestock, News

Canadian pork consumption saw sharp drop in 2024

Reduced demand a challenge for an industry facing U.S. tariffs and recovering from recent low revenue years

By Geralyn Wichers February 28, 2025
Pork consumption in Canada dropped sharply in 2024 as price inflation reduced its appeal as a budget-friendly protein, Farm Credit Canada said in a recent report.

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures drop as tariff deadline nears 

By Geralyn Wichers February 28, 2025
Chicago mercantile exchange cattle and hog futures fell across the board to end the week.


Pascal Houle, Chief Executive Officer of Sollio Cooperative Group, at Sollio’s 103nd Annual General Meeting. (CNW Group/Sollio Groupe Coopératif)
News

Olymel parent company posts profit in ‘pivotal’ year

Sollio Cooperative Group says recovery plan working after losses, closures

By Geralyn Wichers February 28, 2025
Olymel parent company Sollio Cooperative Group says 2024 was one of its best years in decades as the company recovers from a period of losses and closures.

Photo: Getty Images Plus
News

Federal agriculture minister visits Washington as tariff deadline looms

By Geralyn Wichers February 27, 2025
Federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay spent the week in Washington meeting with agricultural officials and industry representatives to shore up trade relationships as tariffs loom.


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