Insights and Stories of Geralyn Wichers

Farmers Edge disputes merits of claim made by former investors

Jun. 21, 2024 at 9:14 am CDT

Former investors in Manitoba-based ag tech firm Farmers Edge have asked the B.C. Supreme Court to certify a class action lawsuit against the company, former leaders and its main shareholder. Farmers Edge, founder and former CEO Wade Barnes, former chief financial officer David Patrick, Fairfax Financial Holdings and several financial underwriters are named in the suit asking for a combined total of $270 million in damages.

Farm equity, asset values up in 2023: StatCan

Jun. 20, 2024 at 2:11 pm CDT

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Former investors seek class action lawsuit against Farmers Edge

Jun. 18, 2024 at 4:55 pm CDT

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Bank of Canada interest rate cut to give some borrowers relief

Jun. 5, 2024 at 1:55 pm CDT

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Clock ticking on potential border strike, union says

Jun. 3, 2024 at 1:41 pm CDT

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Organic growers push for recognition in federal agriculture strategy

May. 31, 2024 at 11:29 am CDT

The Canadian Organic Growers are pushing the federal government to recognize their sector in the federal Sustainable Agriculture Strategy, set to be published later this year. "The [Sustainable Agriculture Strategy] is and can be a big opportunity, and organic and regenerative have a lot to offer," said Katie Fettes, COG's director of policy and research, in an online presentation yesterday.

By Geralyn Wichers

Meat industry calls on federal gov to ease foreign worker limits

May. 29, 2024 at 4:53 pm CDT

Meat industry groups are asking the federal government to reinstate a program that expanded industry hiring limits for temporary foreign workers (TFWs) and lengthened the validity of paperwork needed for hiring, citing work shortages and impact on food prices.

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Farm wages, benefits have room to improve, survey says

May. 27, 2024 at 11:15 am CDT

"While some agriculture employers offered these benefits, many participating organizations do not offer any flexible work arrangements or basic benefits like sick days," CAHRC wrote in a report on its 2024 survey of compensation practices in Canadian agriculture.

By Geralyn Wichers

Canada, Mexico, U.S. and Australian cattle groups signal support for integrated beef market

May. 24, 2024 at 4:52 pm CDT

The memo of understanding, signed at trilateral meetings in Mexico last week, calls on their respective governments to invest in infrastructure and plans to protect the industry from outbreaks of foreign animal disease. It asks governments to promote livestock production as "an effect tool in land and resource management."

By Geralyn Wichers