The province has asked Ottawa to support an AgriRecovery program for the province’s beef sector, days after representatives of the province’s grape and wine sector asked agriculture minister Pam Alexis for similar support in response to last December’s devastating freeze event that killed a third of their vineyards. “I have spoken with federal minister [Marie-Claude] …
Langley seeks deregulation
A three-month consultation period is underway in the Township of Langley as the municipality seeks ways to reduce the red tape preventing farmers from farming. The township has asked the Langley Farmers Institute to gather feedback prior to any changes. “Our municipal government has approached us to do an analysis of the pros and cons …
World’s best vermouth from Vancouver Island
ESQUIMALT – A taste for local has won a Vancouver Island business global attention at the 2023 World Vermouth Awards in London, England. Michela and Quinn Palmer of Esquimalt Vermouth and Apéritifs (formally Rootside Provisions Ltd.) create wines that have unique regional taste profiles thanks to growers and foragers across the province. “We’re working with …
Land values “on solid ground”: FCC
Yet another rate hike from the Bank of Canada this week has added to the pressure on anyone seeking credit, but it’s still not enough to slow demand for land. Canada’s central bank, which sets monetary policy for the country, raised its key policy rate to 5% on July 12, warning that further increases may …
Poultry processing goes mobile
For the last two years, Ben Glassen of Nanaimo’s Glassen Farms has processed his own chickens and turkeys for retail sale as well as undertaken custom slaughter of poultry and game birds for personal consumption by others. But last week, he hit the road and began processing birds at neighbouring farms which he helped to …
Penticton agriculture committee fails
Penticton says it needs nine people to form an agriculture committee, and not enough applicants stepped forward during a brief application window this spring. The lack of candidates made it impossible to constitute a functional committee, says Shane Mills, the city’s senior communications advisor (the exact number of applicants wasn’t immediately available). The idea of …