Fossens recognized for innovative practices
Preparing a ranch for the future means doing things right today
ROCK CREEK – Ranch sustainability depends on three key strengths, according to the Fossen family: innovation, improvement and involvement. The family’s commitment to all three won them recognition this year with the presentation in June of the BC Cattlemen’s Association’s Ranch Sustainability Award. “For us, the award is not about one specific project,” says Doug …
Abuse charges recommended
ABBOTSFORD – An investigation of Cedar Valley Farms by the BC SPCA has resulted in…
Orchard sector pilots new job-matching website
KELOWNA – Fruit growers who employ temporary workers each summer may find a phone app…
BC equipment dealers merge
Two of BC’s largest farm equipment dealerships have merged. Douglas Lake Equipment Inc. and Avenue…
Young ranchers head to Penticton
BC ranchers Raelynn Blumhagen and Morgan Kitchen are two of 24 semi-finalists for this year’s…
Producers take steps against heat
This summer’s high temperatures have yet to match last summer’s heat dome, but producers and…
Next policy framework worth $3.5 billion
The next five-year policy framework that sets the priorities for federal and provincial agriculture programming…
Peace leads real estate
The first half of the year was a busy one for farm property transactions, with…
Tree decline linked to fungi, pests
The graft union is a critical juncture when it comes to Sudden Apple Death (SAD)…
Fruit volumes down, quality up
Okanagan tree fruit producers are seeing some light – and heat – at the end…
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