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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

Photo: Canada Beef
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle drop sharply; hogs mixed

By Geralyn Wichers June 13, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures dropped sharply on Friday while hogs ended the day mixed.

Photo: Gilaxia/Getty Images Plus
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle mostly lower; hogs mostly up

By Geralyn Wichers June 12, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Most Chicago cattle futures slipped back on Thursday while most hog futures made slight gains.


File photo of cattle in an Alberta feedlot. (Geralyn Wichers photo)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle dip, lean hogs gain

By Geralyn Wichers June 11, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Nearly all Chicago cattle futures dipped on Wednesday while lean hogs saw gains.

Photo: Clinton Austin/Getty Images Plus
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Feeders rise; live cattle, lean hogs mixed

By Geralyn Wichers June 10, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago feeder cattle futures continue to push upward on Tuesday while live cattle and lean hogs ended mixed.


PHOTO: FILE
Livestock, News

CFIA awards contract for long-awaited foot-and-mouth vaccine bank

By Geralyn Wichers June 10, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal government has awarded contracts to vaccine makers in a step toward the creation of a long-awaited foot-and-mouth disease vaccine bank.

Photo: artfotoss/Getty Images Plus
Livestock, News

Olymel to expand Quebec sausage plant, shutter two sites

By Geralyn Wichers June 10, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Meat processor Olymel will expand its sausage production facility in Trois-Rivières and will shut down two other Quebec locations the company announced Tuesday.


Photo: Dave Bedard
Crops, News

Canadian Wheat Research Coalition funds AAFC variety development

By Geralyn Wichers June 10, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition has pledged nearly $20 million in funding for wheat variety development over the next three years.

Photo: Geralyn Wichers
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend record highs

By Geralyn Wichers June 9, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures extended record highs on Monday while lean hogs also saw gains.


Photo: Geralyn Wichers
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up, cattle edge down

By Geralyn Wichers May 30, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures closed slightly down on Friday while lean hogs continued to gain.

Photo: Dave Bedard
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Farm Credit Canada pledges $2 billion in agtech investment by 2030

By Geralyn Wichers May 30, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm Credit Canada says it will invest $2 billion into agtech innovation by 2030.


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