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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.

 


Stories by Geralyn Wichers

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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.


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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.

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Live, feeder cattle climb; hogs fall back

By Geralyn Wichers February 24, 2025
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures climbed on Monday while hogs fell back. 

A ship is docked for unloading at G3’s St. Lawrence River terminal at Trois-Rivieres, Que. (G3.ca)
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Federal government funds Port of Trois-Rivières update

Grain shipping hub to be relocated, rebuilt at St. Lawrence Seaway port

By Geralyn Wichers February 24, 2025
The federal government pledged up to $87.1 million to update the Port of Trois-Rivières, Québec, which is a shipping hub for grains and aluminum.


(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle eke out gains, hogs slide

By Geralyn Wichers February 21, 2025
Chicago cattle eked out gains, Friday, as the USDA’s Cattle on Feed report showed a slight decline in inventory.

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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures slide 

By Geralyn Wichers February 20, 2025
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle, feeder cattle and lean hog futures fell on Thursday.

Photo: Canada Beef Inc.
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Nova Scotia launches livestock price insurance pilot

By Geralyn Wichers February 20, 2025
Nova Scotia joined New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island in the two-year Maritime Livestock Price Insurance Pilot the federal government announced today.


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Federal government stocks up on human bird flu vaccine

By Geralyn Wichers February 19, 2025
The Canadian government has secured 500,000 doses of a human vaccine against avian influenza as part of a contingency plan to protect those at most risk for the disease.

The Canadian Foodgrains Bank works with partner organizations to provide food aid and support farmers in developing countries, such as Congolese chicken farmer Rebecca (pictured – right), to grow food and support their families and communities. Photo: Canadian Foodgrains Bank/Facebook
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Canadian Foodgrains Bank calls for supporters to advocate for international aid funding

U.S. funding freeze takes largest donor out of global humanitarian community leaving deadly gaps

By Geralyn Wichers February 19, 2025
In face of U.S. foreign aid funding cuts that are devastating humanitarian groups, Canada can't back down from its commitments to help the hungry says the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

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