Insights and Stories of Geralyn Wichers

Railways blast past revenue cap

Dec. 22, 2023 at 3:28 pm CST

Canada's two big railways will have a $7.1 million Christmas present for the Western Grains Research Foundations following a ruling they exceeded their revenue caps in 2022-23.

Buhler Industries finds new majority shareholder in Turkish firm

Dec. 21, 2023 at 10:38 am CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Production worker inside tofu manufacturing facility.

Feds earmark $400,000 to tofu production automation

Dec. 20, 2023 at 11:28 am CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. CEO Douglas Cole speaks at a news conference at the Manitoba Legislature on Dec. 19 as Manitoba agriculture minister Ron Kostyshyn looks on.

Manitoba earmarks funds for sustainable aviation fuel plant

Dec. 19, 2023 at 2:40 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Canadian Grain Commission chief’s term extended

Dec. 18, 2023 at 5:07 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Shopping cart in the refrigerator aisle of the grocery store.

Grocery code will stabilize producer incomes, say fruit and vegetable growers

Dec. 15, 2023 at 3:16 pm CST

Canada's proposed grocery code of conduct will usher in a new era of fairness and transparency and stabilize grower incomes, said the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) in a statement Thursday.

By Geralyn Wichers

Twice-amended Bill C-234 clears Senate

Dec. 13, 2023 at 9:54 am CST

A bill to exempt fuel for grain drying from the price on carbon has cleared the Senate and returns to the House of Commons with two amendments.

By Geralyn Wichers

Paterson buys out P&H’s share of Alliance Seed

Dec. 12, 2023 at 4:44 pm CST

Paterson Grain has bought out Parrish & Heimbecker's (P&H) share in Alliance Seed Corporation, the companies announced Dec. 8.

By Geralyn Wichers

Senate votes to shorten sunset clause on beleaguered Bill C-234

Dec. 12, 2023 at 11:23 am CST

Senators voted by a 44-40 margin yesterday to shorten the sunset clause on carbon price exemption bill C-234. Senator Yuen Pau Woo introduced the amendment on Dec. 7, saying it would align it with the deadline on the Liberal government’s heating oil carbon price exemption.

By Geralyn Wichers