• Menu
  • Skip to right header navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Before Header

The agricultural news source in British Columbia since 1915
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Country Life In BC Logo

The agricultural news source in British Columbia since 1915

  • Headlines
  • Calendar
  • Subscribe
  • Advertise
  • About
  • Archives
  • Contact
  • Search
  • Headlines
  • Calendar
  • Subscribe
  • Advertise
  • About
  • Archives
  • Contact
  • Search

Primary Sidebar

Current Issue:

AUGUST 2022
Vol. 108 Issue 8

Subscribe Now!

Sign up for free weekly FARM NEWS UPDATES

Select list(s) to subscribe to


By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: Country Life in BC, 36 Dale Road, Enderby, BC, V0E1V4. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact
Your information will not be
shared or sold ever

Follow us on Facebook

Comments Box SVG iconsUsed for the like, share, comment, and reaction icons

18 hours ago

Congratulations to Bar 7 Ranch and the Fossen family of Rock Creek, this year’s national recipient of Canadian Cattle Association’s environmental stewardship award (TESA). The award recognized the Fossens – Doug, Erika and their daughters Adele, Jade and Reine – for their proactive rangeland management (they began experimenting with zero-till practices over 25 years ago), wildfire mitigation efforts and support for wildlife biodiversity. The ranch is home to 350 cow-calf pairs. The award was presented last night during the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Penticton. The conference wraps up tomorrow with the Canadian Cattle Association’s annual meeting. Read more about the Bar 7 Ranch and the Fossen’s commitment to environmental sustainability in the August edition of Country Life in BC. We’ve posted the story to our website: buff.ly/2H3dK8k ... See MoreSee Less

Congratulations to Bar 7 Ranch and the Fossen family of Rock Creek, this year’s national recipient of Canadian Cattle Association’s environmental stewardship award (TESA). The award recognized the Fossens – Doug, Erika and their daughters Adele, Jade and Reine – for their proactive rangeland management (they began experimenting with zero-till practices over 25 years ago), wildfire mitigation efforts and support for wildlife biodiversity. The ranch is home to 350 cow-calf pairs. The award was presented last night during the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Penticton. The conference wraps up tomorrow with the Canadian Cattle Association’s annual meeting. Read more about the Bar 7 Ranch and the Fossen’s commitment to environmental sustainability in the August edition of Country Life in BC. We’ve posted the story to our website: https://buff.ly/2H3dK8k
View Comments
  • Likes: 55
  • Shares: 6
  • Comments: 4

Comment on Facebook

congratulations Fossen family

Congratulations!

Congratulations!!

I can't help but wonder what the horses are looking at 😂

1 week ago

... See MoreSee Less

View Comments
  • Likes: 2
  • Shares: 0
  • Comments: 0

Comment on Facebook

1 week ago

Two of BC’s largest farm equipment dealerships have merged. Douglas Lake Equipment Inc. and Avenue Machinery Corp. announced the merger this week. The combined entity will have eight locations, and has no plans to lay off staff. Read more in this morning's FARM NEWS UPDATE from Country Life in BC. conta.cc/3SIoWvC ... See MoreSee Less

Link thumbnail

Your weekly farm news update

web-extract.constantcontact.com

The agricultural news source in British Columbia since 1915 August 20 2022 BC equipment dealers merge Two of BC’s largest farm equipment dealerships have merged. Douglas Lake Equipment Inc. and Aven...
View Comments
  • Likes: 10
  • Shares: 3
  • Comments: 0

Comment on Facebook

2 months ago

And the winner is … Country Life in BC contributor Myrna Stark Leader, who tied for first place in the photography awards category at the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists conference in Vingstad, Denmark yesterday. Myrna's photo “Night Moves” on the cover of the August 2021 issue won the IFAJ Star Prize for Photography. The photo shows Eduardo Vaca Castro, a worker at Coral Beach Farms Ltd., one of a crew of 125 workers whose shift started at midnight, allowing the crew to harvest cherries at the coolest part of the day. Congratulations, Myrna! ... See MoreSee Less

And the winner is … Country Life in BC contributor Myrna Stark Leader, who tied for first place in the photography awards category at the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists conference in Vingstad, Denmark yesterday. Myrnas photo “Night Moves” on the cover of the August 2021 issue won the IFAJ Star Prize for Photography. The photo shows Eduardo Vaca Castro, a worker at Coral Beach Farms Ltd., one of a crew of 125 workers whose shift started at midnight, allowing the crew to harvest cherries at the coolest part of the day. Congratulations, Myrna!
View Comments
  • Likes: 25
  • Shares: 0
  • Comments: 17

Comment on Facebook

Thanks for the work and the shout out Country Life in BC!

Congratulations Myrna. You are most deserving Of this award.

Congratulations, well done !

Congratulations, Myrna!!!!

Congratulations Myrna.

Wonderful accomplishment. Love your photos.

What a magnificent photo! Congratulations.

Congratulations Myrna!!

Congratulations Myrna! A great picture👏🏆

Congratulations! Wow I'll bet your buttons are popping Nettie and rightly so! Super!!!

Congratulations Myrna 👏👏!!

Very proud of your work

Congrats!!

Very well deserved!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome!! Congratulations Myrna! 🎉🎉🎉

Wonderful

Yay Myrna! 🎉

View more comments

3 months ago

The province has extended the Canada-BC Flood Recovery for Food Security Program deadline from June 1 to Aug. 31. The program helps farmers cover uninsured expenses caused by damages in the November 2021 floods, including cleanup, repair and restoration of land, barns and animal shelters, and water and waste systems; returning flood-affected land and buildings to a safe state for agricultural production; repairing uninsurable essential farm infrastructure; repairing structures such as livestock-containment fences; renting temporary production facilities; installing drainage ditches and land-stabilization materials; animal welfare activities such as replacing feed, transporting livestock, veterinary care and mortality disposal; and
replacing perennial plants not grown for sale. Program criteria and application forms are available online: buff.ly/3sVRF4G
... See MoreSee Less

The province has extended the Canada-BC Flood Recovery for Food Security Program deadline from June 1 to Aug. 31. The program helps farmers cover uninsured expenses caused by damages in the November 2021 floods, including cleanup, repair and restoration of land, barns and animal shelters, and water and waste systems; returning flood-affected land and buildings to a safe state for agricultural production;  repairing uninsurable essential farm infrastructure; repairing structures such as livestock-containment fences; renting temporary production facilities; installing drainage ditches and land-stabilization materials; animal welfare activities such as replacing feed, transporting livestock, veterinary care and mortality disposal; and
replacing perennial plants not grown for sale. Program criteria and application forms are available online: https://buff.ly/3sVRF4G
View Comments
  • Likes: 1
  • Shares: 1
  • Comments: 0

Comment on Facebook

Subscribe | Advertise

Avian influenza order extended

May 11, 2022 byPeter Mitham

Commercial poultry flocks across the province will be in lockdown for another month to protect them against the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza.

The province’s deputy chief veterinarian, Dr. Robert Cooper, extended the province-wide order requiring that commercial poultry producers keep their flocks indoors through June 13. Originally issued April 15, the order was set to expire May 13.

The order was extended May 10 following a review of the avian influenza situation in the province. The original order was set to terminate shortly after the end of spring bird migrations, but ongoing investigations into outbreaks across the country warranted an extension of the order.

“The B.C. Poultry Association (BCPA) has introduced the highest biosecurity ‘code Red’ standards to support producers taking actions in limiting the spread of the virus,” the order states. “In addition to the actions being taken by the BCPA, further government actions to limit direct contact between wild birds and commercial poultry are warranted.”

Seven flocks in the province have tested positive for the H5N1 strain since April 13. All but one were in backyard flocks, which are not required to be kept indoors. The latest cases were reported May 4 in the North Okanagan and Kelowna. Five flocks with a total of 53,000 birds have been depopulated.

Speaking to Country Life in BC last week, federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau emphasized the need of backyard flocks to follow proper biosecurity protocols.

“It’s important to remind those who have these backyard flocks to be extremely careful,” she says. “The big commercial installations know about all these biosecurity measures, but some smaller ones don’t necessarily have these measures in place.”

The ongoing provincial order in BC allows small-lot growers to continue pasturing their birds outdoors provided they adhere to biosecurity protocols outlined in a guide the Small-Scale Meat Producers Association developed.

While the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is leading the investigation, the recent reopening of the Animal Health Centre in Abbotsford following November’s flood will assist in diagnostics.

“The Canadian Food Inspection Agency re-certified the foreign animal disease laboratory in late April, which allows the resumption of testing for diseases such as African swine fever and avian influenza,” the province says, noting that this will allow for faster response times during emergencies.

Related Posts

You may be interested in these posts from the same category.

Bird flu in FV

73,500 birds hit by AI

Second high-path AI case

Bird flu hits Enderby farm

Chicken growers on watch for avian influenza

Mortalities less than expected

Previous Post: « Plan drafted for BX Ranchlands
Next Post: Vegetable sales remain strong »

Reader Interactions

Copyright © 2022 Country Life in BC · All Rights Reserved