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SEPTEMBER 2026
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More than $30,000 was raised for the BC Youth in Agriculture Foundation at the annual Evening for Agriculture Celebration at the PNE, September 3. Guests could appreciate how their donations -- and the event itself -- supports agriculture when they saw the presentations of funds from the 2025 event to scholarship recipients, 4-H programs and BC Agriculture in the Classroom. Al DeJong of Maple Ridge was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award for his decades of service to 4-H and -- by extension -- to the PNE's 4-H activities. DeJong has been involved with llamas in the 4-H community since the early 9#BCAg#BCAg ... See MoreSee Less

More than $30,000 was raised for the BC Youth in Agriculture Foundation at the annual Evening for Agriculture Celebration at the PNE, September 3. Guests could appreciate how their donations -- and the event itself -- supports agriculture when they saw the presentations of funds from the 2025 event to scholarship recipients, 4-H programs and BC Agriculture in the Classroom. Al DeJong of Maple Ridge was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award for his decades of service to 4-H and --  by extension -- to the PNEs 4-H activities. DeJong has been involved with llamas in the 4-H community since the early 90s.

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Forty-six regions in BC are eligible to participate in the federal livestock tax deferral program, announced yesterday, more than anywhere else in the country. The program allows producers who downsize their breeding herds by 15% to defer reporting the proceeds until the following year, when they buy replacement stock. But after multiple years of drought, the BC beef herd is cruising 25-year lows and some producers are calling for more support to maintain and rebuild their herds. For more, see: [www.countrylifeinbc.com/bc-leads-livestock-tax-deferrals/]

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Forty-six regions in BC are eligible to participate in the federal livestock tax deferral program, announced yesterday, more than anywhere else in the country. The program allows producers who downsize their breeding herds by 15% to defer reporting the proceeds until the following year, when they buy replacement stock. But after multiple years of drought, the BC beef herd is cruising 25-year lows and some producers are calling for more support to maintain and rebuild their herds. For more, see: [https://www.countrylifeinbc.com/bc-leads-livestock-tax-deferrals/]
 
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After weeks and weeks of no moisture, there's rain in Kelowna today. While much more moisture is needed over the coming weeks and months to reduce drought conditions and the air smells of wet campfire, the slow, steady rain is very welcome for fruit grower#BCAg#BCAg ... See MoreSee Less

After weeks and weeks of no moisture, theres rain in Kelowna today. While much more moisture is needed over the coming weeks and months to reduce drought conditions and the air smells of wet campfire, the slow, steady rain is very welcome for fruit growers. 

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The first Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust Grassland Set-aside Variety Trial Field Day was held at Delta's family-owned Tecarte Farms, August 27. Co-owner Bill Bates and DFWT executive director Christine Schmalz welcomed more than 35 people to view seven acres planted to different grassland blends specifically chosen to rejuvenate the soil and support the farm's blueberries. For the Bates family, it was time to try something different following the decline of the field's blueberry bushes over the past several years. "We tried everything, and nothing worked," says Bates. The blueberries were removed in May and the grassland crops planted about a week later.

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The first Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust Grassland Set-aside Variety Trial Field Day was held at Deltas family-owned Tecarte Farms, August 27. Co-owner Bill Bates and DFWT executive director Christine Schmalz welcomed more than 35 people to view seven acres planted to different grassland blends specifically chosen to rejuvenate the soil and support the farms blueberries. For the Bates family, it was time to try something different following the decline of the fields blueberry bushes over the past several years. We tried everything, and nothing worked, says Bates. The blueberries were removed in May and the grassland crops planted about a week later.

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September 30, 2020 byChona Canlas, Agrilyze - Sponsored Content

Abbotsford-based i-Open Group of Companies has launched Agrilyze, BC’s first data analytics portal for precision agriculture. Agrilyze is an innovative platform that functions as a singular hub, accessible from any mobile device, that helps farmers with land use management, compliance, traceability, and sustainability, while providing high-quality data to local farmers, researchers and governments across Canada and Latin America.

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