BC considers making premises ID mandatory
Provincial coordinator counters fears regarding privacy issues
VICTORIA—Since 2011, the BC Ministry of Agriculture has run a voluntary premises identification program for farm owners to voluntarily register their property and animals. Registration helps to protect animal health and facilitates a rapid response in the event of emergencies. Anyone from hobby farmers with one or two animals to large commercial livestock operators can …
Ministry working on land use inventory
WILLIAMS LAKE—Producers used to keeping an eye out for suspicious activity were on alert in…
City Beet harvests profits from urban gardens
VANCOUVER—It’s a sunny afternoon in the Lower Mainland as Maddy Clerk and Elana Evans of…
New round of changes coming to land reserve
MERVILLE—The next round of changes coming to the Agricultural Land Reserve was announced September 19…
Food-X connects shoppers, farmers
A maxing out of farmers markets and the rise of online grocery shopping has fuelled…
Country Life in BC wins big
Country Life in BC contributors won the lion’s share of photography awards during this year’s…
Seed-saving at risk
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture is urging farmers to complete a survey regarding potential changes…
ALC needs local governments
The linchpin of farmland protection in BC is local government, according to the head of…
Raising a stink
Cannabis farms are facing mounting pressure to comply with federal regulations requiring them to have…
Record high pork stocks
Chinese consumers eat 88 pounds of pork a year, more than anyone else in the…
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