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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.


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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle, hog futures edge down

By Geralyn Wichers May 7, 2025
Chicago live and feeder cattle futures slipped from record highs on Wednesday. Most lean hog contracts also lost ground.

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Markets, News

Thunder Bay sees strong spring grain shipments

By Geralyn Wichers May 7, 2025
The Port of Thunder Bay has seen above-average grain and potash shipments this spring.


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Alleged dumping of U.S. renewable diesel didn’t hurt Canadian industry, tribunal says

By Geralyn Wichers May 6, 2025
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal ruled that evidence doesn't suggest apparent dumping and subsidization of U.S. renewable diesel hurt domestic industry.

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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle set fresh highs, hogs dip

By Geralyn Wichers May 5, 2025
Chicago cattle futures gained fresh highs on Monday while lean hog futures slumped.


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Crops, News

Grain, oilseed millers’ sales, volumes projected to decline in 2025

Ongoing trade tensions, U.S. policy reviews make oilseed demand difficult to gauge says FCC

By Geralyn Wichers May 5, 2025
Grain and oilseed millers are predicted to see sales, volumes and margins decline in 2025 according to Farm Credit Canada's food and beverage report.

Damien C. Kurek, a fifth generation farmer, has represented the riding of Battle River-Crowfoot since 2019. Photo: Damien C. Kurek/Facebook
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Alberta MP to resign so Poilievre can run for seat

By Geralyn Wichers May 2, 2025
Alberta farmer and Conservative MP Damien C. Kurek has announced he will resign so unseated party leader Pierre Poilievre can run in his riding in a by-election.


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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures drop on signs of economic contraction

By Geralyn Wichers April 30, 2025
Chicago cattle and hog contracts fell across the board as U.S. advance gross domestic product data pointed to the first quarterly decline in three years.

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Canadian Transportation Agency announces railway price indices for 2025-2026 crop year

By Geralyn Wichers April 30, 2025
The Canadian Transportation Agency has set its volume-related composite price indices (VRCPI) for Canada's national railways, key metrics used to determine the railways' revenue caps for movement of Western Canadian grain.


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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Live cattle set fresh highs, lean hogs slide

By Geralyn Wichers April 29, 2025
Chicago live cattle futures settled around contract highs, Tuesday, while lean hogs fell.

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U.S. livestock: Cattle rise as Mexican imports questioned

By Geralyn Wichers April 28, 2025
Chicago cattle contracts rose on Monday as the U.S. threatened to to block Mexican cattle imports over New World screwworm concerns.


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