Geralyn Wichers

Canada

Associate Digital Editor at Glacier FarmMedia

Associate digital editor with Glacier Farmmedia + reporter. Novelist sometimes. Calvin and Felina Cats' servant. Views my own and generally quite silly.

Articles

Canadian farm liabilities outpaced equity growth in 2024

1 week ago | agcanada.com | Geralyn Wichers

Introducing the NEW! AgCanada app. Stay in the know about the latest in agriculture. Thousands of topics, all carefully curated to match your interests! The app is now available for download on iOS and Android.
Government funding boosts beef cattle genetics research at University of Saskatchewan

1 week ago | agcanada.com | Geralyn Wichers

Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison announced $3.4 million over four years to the IntegrOmes project on Tuesday.
G7 farm groups on governments to support rules-based trade, innovation

1 week ago | agcanada.com | Geralyn Wichers

Farm organizations from the G7 countries called for governments to support stable rules-based trade, modernized regulations and other measures to help farmers weather “unprecedented pressures,” the Canadian Federation of Agriculture said in a joint news release, Monday. “Canadian farmers, like our counterparts across the G7, are facing complex challenges that demand coordinated, forward-thinking solutions,” said CFA president Keith Currie.
Should Canadian farmers be vaccinating poultry against bird flu?

1 week ago | farmtario.com | Geralyn Wichers

Ahead of a recent global summit on animal health, the World Organization for Animal Health’s director general suggested countries should consider vaccinating animals to stop the spread of diseases like bird flu. “Vaccination is a tool. It’s a very good tool when it exists, but it’s up to each country, region, or group of countries to identify in which case it will be useful to use it or not,” Emmanuelle Soubeyran told Reuters ahead of the start of WOAH’s general assembly on May 25.
Time to Vaccinate Canadian Poultry for Bird Flu?

2 weeks ago | producer.com | Geralyn Wichers

Glacier FarmMedia – Ahead of a recent global summit on animal health, the World Organization for Animal Health’s director general suggested countries should consider vaccinating animals to stop the spread of diseases such as bird flu. “Vaccination is a tool.
Olymel to expand Quebec sausage plant, shutter two sites

2 weeks ago | agcanada.com | Geralyn Wichers

Introducing the NEW! AgCanada app. Stay in the know about the latest in agriculture. Thousands of topics, all carefully curated to match your interests! The app is now available for download on iOS and Android.
Time to vaccinate Canadian poultry against bird flu?

3 weeks ago | manitobacooperator.ca | Geralyn Wichers

Ahead of a recent global summit on animal health, the World Organization for Animal Health’s director general suggested countries should consider vaccinating animals to stop the spread of diseases like bird flu. “Vaccination is a tool. It’s a very good tool when it exists, but it’s up to each country, region, or group of countries to identify in which case it will be useful to use it or not,” Emmanuelle Soubeyran told Reuters ahead of the start of WOAH’s general assembly on May 25.
Farm Credit Canada pledges $2 billion in agtech investment by 2030

4 weeks ago | agcanada.com | Geralyn Wichers

Introducing the NEW! AgCanada app. Stay in the know about the latest in agriculture. Thousands of topics, all carefully curated to match your interests! The app is now available for download on iOS and Android.
Expanding greenhouse sector means more home-grown veggies

1 month ago | agcanada.com | Geralyn Wichers

Canada has become a net exporter of peppers and tomatoes thanks to growth in controlled environment agriculture, but the sector has lots of room to expand says a Farm Credit Canada economist. Exports of greenhouse-grown cucumbers also equal or exceed imports. “Canada continues to rely heavily in imported fruits and vegetables, especially during its long winters,” wrote FCC senior economist Amanda Norris in a May 28 report.
Farmers’ realized net income fell $3.3 billion in 2024: StatCan

1 month ago | agcanada.com | Geralyn Wichers

Glacier FarmMedia—Canadian farmers’ 2024 realized net income saw the largest drop since 2018, and farm cash receipts declined the most since 2003 as crop prices fell, preliminary data from Statistics Canada shows. Farmers’ realized net income fell by $3.3 billion to $9.4 billion in 2024, a nearly 26 per cent decline. Excluding cannabis, the figure improves slightly to $9.7 billion or a 23 per cent decline.