Moon shines among BC grape growers
Tinhorn Creek viticulturist honoured with industry award
PENTICTON — The BC Grapegrowers Association’s fifth annual Viticulturist of the Year award has gone to an industry veteran from a commercial winery. “The Viticulturist of the Year award recognizes those in our industry who strive to grow the very best grapes,” BCGA president John Bayley says. “Vineyard management, environmental stewardship, equipment, human resources, peer …
Marketing board chooses new entrant finalists
ABBOTSFORD – The BC Milk Marketing Board has selected five producers to participate in this…
Ranchers get the backstory on public perception
VERNON – Ranchers might be concerned about how the public sees their industry, but a…
SAWP points to reforms
Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) could point the way to reforming how foreign workers…
AI risk rises with fall
The detection of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza at a commercial poultry operation in the…
Cherry promotion promising
A renewed focus on domestic markets got off to a promising start this summer as…
Young ranch leaders selected
The latest finalists in the Canadian Cattle Association’s Young Leaders program were announced August 31,…
Corn rootworm hits Okanagan
A pest that infested Fraser Valley corn fields in 2017 has made an appearance in…
Westwold producers challenge curtailment
Westwold producers rallied September 2 to challenge an August 15 provincial ban on irrigation for…
Water curtailments squeeze forage production
KAMLOOPS – Deepening drought conditions prompted the province to ban irrigation of forage crops in…
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