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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: Cattle make small gains, hogs slip back

By Geralyn Wichers August 13, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Most Chicago cattle futures settled with small gains after trading near highs earlier on Wednesday. Lean hogs closed slightly down.

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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue gains, hogs slide

By Geralyn Wichers August 12, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures made gains for the second day running while lean hog contracts settled with small losses.


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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs make gains

By Geralyn Wichers August 11, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures closed with small gains on Monday after Friday's fall. Lean hog futures were also up.

Photo: Asikkk/Getty Images Plus
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall hard, hogs mixed

By Geralyn Wichers August 8, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feeder and live cattle futures fell hard on Friday while lean hogs closed on either side of unchanged.


Federal government to consult agriculture, agri-food groups on interprovincial trade rules
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Federal government to consult agriculture, agri-food groups on interprovincial trade rules

Consultations on regulations under the Free Trade and Labour Mobility Act to take place this month

By Geralyn Wichers August 8, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes The federal government says it will be seeking opinions from agriculture and agri-food representatives as it develops regulations under an act designed to reduce interprovincial trade barriers.

Photo: Geralyn Wichers
Livestock

Canadian Cattle Association focused on CUSMA review as trade talks with U.S. continue

By Geralyn Wichers August 6, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute As trade talks with the U.S. continue, the Canadian Cattle Association says it's pleased to see a focus on the upcoming review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement (CUSMA) while maintaining tariff-free access for CUSMA-compliant goods.


Photo: Geralyn Wichers
Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge, hogs up

By Geralyn Wichers August 5, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures surged on Tuesday to sit just under highs. Hog contracts also made gains.

Photo: Lesichkadesign/Getty Images Plus
Livestock

National pullet and laying hen code amended

By Geralyn Wichers August 1, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Final amendments to Canada's pullet and laying hen code of practice have been published, the National Farm Animal Care Council and Egg Farmers of Canada announced on Thursday.


A charity distributes meals to Palestinians in Gaza City, Gaza on July 28, 2025. The UN report focused on chronic, long-term issues and did not fully reflect impacts of acute crises brought on by specific events, such as war in Gaza.
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News

Foodgrains Bank sounds alarm on slow progress in addressing global hunger

Number of people facing hunger fell in 2024, but war and food costs continue to drive insecurity

By Geralyn Wichers July 30, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes The number of hungry people in the world declined in 2024 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent UN report, but progess has been too slow says the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

Photo: Geralyn Wichers
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle climb on low inventory, anticipated tariffs

By Geralyn Wichers July 29, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures continued to climb, Tuesday, on anticipated tariffs on Brazilian beef and low herd numbers.


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