April 2018
Labour trouble
Nursery industry’s issues resonating with all sectors
LANGLEY – A packed house gathered for the spring meeting of the BC Landscape and Nursery Association at Kwantlen Polytechnic […]
April 2018
Optimistic outlook for beef sector
Feedlot consultant Kee Jim says there’s a bright future ahead
VERNON – Kee Jim is bullish on beef. “I feel very strongly that the participants that are in the industry […]
April 2018
Chicken growers demand pricing parity
VANCOUVER – The new chicken pricing formula, which took effect last June, is an improvement over the previous formula but […]
April 2018
Organic growers prep for new labelling regs
Producers asked to be gentle – not adversarial – advocates for certification
ABBOTSFORD – Provincial regulations governing the use of the term “organic” come into force on September 1. Raising awareness of […]
April 2018
Farmers’ markets aiming for greater share
Demographic research points to opportunities among young families
VICTORIA – Renewed efforts to promote BC farmers’ markets are in the works following a study that identified a need […]
Current Issue:
April 2018
Vol. 104 Issue 4
OYF winners from Kootenays
Loan program will focus on female farm entrepreneurs
Editorial: Telling the story
Back Forty: Political succession has its perks and pitfalls
Op Ed: Research is a focus of BC’s grape and wine sector
Lack of processor capacity limits quota increases
Raw milk advocates take case to Victoria
Pig Trace identifies over 900 BC hog producers
Organic growers provide feedback on ALR
COABC changes governance structure
Organic growers prep for new labelling regs
Above-normal snowpacks cause for concern
Senate hearing highlights climate change concerns
BC egg producers ramp up production
Sidebar: Call for collaboration
Ag spending up, but don’t say “fire”
Trump wrong on NAFTA
Chicken growers demand pricing parity
Allocations clawed back as demand dwindles
Sidebar: Supply management debate
Ag Brief: Fruit industry mourns leader Greg Norton
Ag Brief: ALR draws feedback
Ag Brief: BC rancher to head Canadian Cattlemen’s
Ag Brief: Provincial lab vindicated
Farmers’ markets aiming for greater share
Cannabis smoke screen
Cherry growers eye Korea
Market champions
Making the right call in a horrible situation
Optimistic outlook for beef sector
Bull buyers on a mission
Soil, cover crop management highlights workshop
Fibresheds give local movement new meaning
Compensation available for sheep losses
Research: Study considers optimism & pessimism in calves
Weeds a big challenge for forage producers
Cranberry growers wrestle with low yields
Sidebar: Election postponed
Sanding and cranberry plant health
US consumers buy up non-browning apples
Foodgrains tour to Nepal makes a difference
Sidebar: Career options
Sale benefits those in need
4-H BC: The grand prize
Wannabe Farmer: Patience is a virtue embraced by farmers
Woodshed Chronicles: The Massey takes Henderson for a spin
Jude’s Kitchen: Spring greens
