Insights and Stories of Geralyn Wichers

Feb. 25, 2022 at 9:17 am CST

Manitoba trials show a fertilizer recycled from waste water has promise as an organic phosphorus amendment — if it’s approved for organic use, that is. “Phosphorus is a non-renewable source,” said researcher Joanne Thiessen Martens. “We need to be thinking about recycling as much as possible. Phosphorus deficiencies are common […]

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Jan. 14, 2022 at 9:46 am CST

Food processors and retailers have pushed food prices upward even as prices paid to farmers have been largely stagnant, the National Farmers Union said in a statement late last year, which attributed rising food costs to rising corporate power. “Consumers need to know that less and less of the money […]

By Geralyn Wichers

Oct. 22, 2021 at 8:59 am CDT

Winnipeg tech startup TheoryMesh is using blockchain technology to help agri-food companies share information and build transparency. The word “blockchain” may more readily conjure the image of cryptocurrency than of oats and pulses, but experts say blockchain’s future in food transparency and other ag application is pretty much a given. “I think we’re going to […]

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Aug. 6, 2021 at 10:28 am CDT

Cattle producers are urged to get greenfeed and straw tested for potentially deadly nitrates this year. “Basically, we know there’s going to be nitrates in some of the feed. Especially cereal,” said Jo-Lene Gardiner, who works with the Border Agriculture Stewardship Association and is a cattle farmer in the Clearwater […]

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Jul. 1, 2021 at 11:51 pm CDT

As Canadian and U.S. carbon markets heat up, big ag companies are throwing their hats into the carbon offset program ring and looking to recruit farmers to produce those offsets. This June, fertilizer giant Nutrien rolled out a plan to expand its pilot carbon program which began last year. With […]

By Geralyn Wichers