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Geralyn Wichers

Geralyn Wichers

Digital editor, news and national affairs

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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

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.


(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rebound, hogs fall

By Geralyn Wichers February 27, 2025
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rebounded on Thursday while hogs tumbled.

Photo: Geralyn Wichers

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally, cattle slide

By Geralyn Wichers February 26, 2025
Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied on Wednesday while cattle slid.


Photo: Geralyn Wichers
Livestock

Canadian cattle, hog inventories post modest declines

By Geralyn Wichers February 25, 2025
Canadian cattle and hog inventories on January 1, 2025 were down compared to one year prior, Statistics Canada reported.

Photo: Thinkstock
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle extend gains

By Geralyn Wichers February 25, 2025
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures extended gains on Tuesday while lean hogs lost ground.


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