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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

A Canadian flag flies at the top of one of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa. Photo: File
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AgriStability deadline extended

By Geralyn Wichers April 25, 2025
The deadline for enrollment in the 2025 AgriStability program has been extended to July 31 from April 30.

Photo: Geralyn Wichers
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Chicago lean hogs resume climb

By Geralyn Wichers April 25, 2025
Chicago lean hog futures resumed an upward trajectory on Friday after Thursday's dip while live cattle fluctuated on either side of unchanged.


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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs slip on news China cancelled some U.S. pork shipments

By Geralyn Wichers April 24, 2025
Most Chicago lean hog futures slid on Thursday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported China had canceled 12,000 metric tons of U.S. pork exports in the week ending April 17.

It’s unfortunate that the news and culture of Toronto is often what Western farmers hear when it’s a completely different reality in Ontario’s farm country, says farmer Pete Overdevest. Photo: File
News

‘Don’t equate us with Toronto news, culture’ Ontario farmers tell western colleagues

Part 4 | Canadian farmers reveal concerns ahead of federal election

By April Stewart, Geralyn Wichers, Stew Slater, Zak McLachlan April 24, 2025
Farmers across Canada reflect on what they'd like producers in other regions to know about the issues they face ahead of the 2025 federal election.


Photo: Smederevac/Getty Images Plus
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise, nearby hogs edge down

By Geralyn Wichers April 23, 2025
Chicago cattle futures continue to rise on Wednesday while nearby lean hog contracts edged downward.

(Lightguard/E+/Getty Images)
News

Canadian farmers’ view of the federal government differs by province — but not by much

Part 3 | Canadian farmers reveal concerns ahead of federal election

By April Stewart, Geralyn Wichers, Stew Slater, Zak McLachlan April 23, 2025
Farmers from Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec answer the question "do you feel represented by the federal government?"


 Photo: Jacqueline Nix/iStock/Getty Images Plus
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle resume climb, hogs gain

By Geralyn Wichers April 22, 2025
Chicago cattle futures resumed their upward trajectory on Tuesday after Monday's dip, which had been influenced by threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to sack the Federal Reserve chair.

Photo: Getty Images
News

Canadian farmers reveal concerns ahead of federal election | Part 2

Farmers across Canada talk trade, the business environment and the Canadian economy

By April Stewart, Geralyn Wichers, Stew Slater, Zak McLachlan April 22, 2025
Farmers from Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Manitoba share thoughts on the 2025 federal election and what the government should do to improve trade, the business environment and the Canadian economy.


Canadian farmers reveal concerns ahead of federal election
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Canadian farmers reveal concerns ahead of federal election

Part 1 | Cross-country takes on Trump, tariffs and trade tensions

By April Stewart, Geralyn Wichers, Stew Slater, Zak McLachlan April 21, 2025
Farmers from across Canada weighed shared perspectives on the upcoming 2025 federal election. In part one, they talk Trump, tariffs and trade tensions.

Photo: Zoranm/iStock/Getty Images
News

Ratio of rent to value for Canadian farmland stable in 2024

Renting extends cash flow advantage over ownership, land values grow

By Geralyn Wichers April 17, 2025
The ratio of farmland rental prices to farmland value was similar in 2024 compared to 2023, but renting extended its cash flow advantage over ownership, Farm Credit Canada reported.


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