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BC Cattlemen’s Association members gathered in Cranbrook for their 97th AGM last week. BCCA president Werner Stump welcomed upwards of 300 ranchers as he signalled a change in tone with the association’s approach to government. “We are going to be a lot more blunt in our dealings with government as we fight for our livelihood,” Stump told his audience. The North American herd size remains down, and calf prices are expected to stay strong, says Brenna Grant from Canfax. “We could see $5.50 -$5.70 this fall for a 5(00) weight calves.” Duncan and Jane Barnett and family from Barnett Land and Livestock in 150 Mile House received the Ranch Sustainability Award, which recognized their riparian management and community involvement. From left to right, Clayton Loewen with Jane, Duncan and Lindsay Barnett.

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BC Cattlemen’s Association members gathered in Cranbrook for their 97th AGM last week. BCCA president Werner Stump welcomed upwards of 300 ranchers as he signalled a change in tone with the association’s approach to government. “We are going to be a lot more blunt in our dealings with government as we fight for our livelihood,” Stump told his audience. The North American herd size remains down, and calf prices are expected to stay strong, says Brenna Grant from Canfax. “We could see $5.50 -$5.70 this fall for a 5(00) weight calves.” Duncan and Jane Barnett and family from Barnett Land and Livestock in 150 Mile House received the Ranch Sustainability Award, which recognized their riparian management and community involvement. From left to right, Clayton Loewen with Jane, Duncan and Lindsay Barnett.

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Grapegrower Colleen Ingram, who was recognized earlier this year as the 2024 Grower of the Year by the BC Grapegrowers Association. “Given the devastation we have had over the last three years, I feel like this award should be given to the entire industry,” she says. Her story appears in the June edition of Country Life in BC, and we've also posted to our website.

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KELOWNA – Colleen Ingram’s enthusiasm for collaboration within the BC wine industry is so great that when she was named 2024 Grower of the Year by the BC Grapegrowers Association, she wanted to sh...
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From orchard manager to government specialist and now executive director of the BC Fruit Growers Association, Adrian Arts brings a rare blend of hands-on farming experience and organizational leadership to an industry poised for renewal. His appointment comes at a pivotal moment for BC fruit growers, with Arts expressing enthusiasm about continuing the momentum built by his predecessor and working alongside a board that signals a generational shift in agricultural advocacy.

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A combination of organizational management and practical farming experience has primed the new executive director of the BC Fruit Growers Association to lead the industry forward.
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A public consultation is now underway on the powers and duties of the BC Milk Marketing Board. Key issues for dairy producers include transportation costs, rules governing shipments and limitations on supporting processing initiatives. Stakeholders have until May 31 to comment.

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A public consultation on the powers and duties of the BC Milk Marketing Board is underway as part of a triennial review required by the British Columbia Milk Marketing Board Regulation.
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BC FIRB gets a good egg

Gunta Vitins has been appointed vice-chair of the BC Farm Industry Review Board. BC Egg photo

November 15, 2023 byPeter Mitham

BC Egg Marketing Board chair Gunta Vitins has been appointed vice-chair of the BC Farm Industry Review Board, succeeding Al Sakalauskas, who succeeds her at the egg board.

The two traded places November 1, with the appointments lasting for a term of two years.

BC FIRB chair Peter Donkers welcomed Vitins to the board, noting her six-year term with BC Egg and a 32-year career “spearheading innovative agri-food initiatives in the public and private sectors.”

Sakalauskas is not parting ways with FIRB entirely, however, as he has been part of the panel supervising work towards a long-term pricing formula for broiler producers.

Consultations with growers resulted in the BC Chicken Marketing Board submitting a final pricing proposal to BC FIRB on October 30, and a decision is pending.

“[Sakalauskas] will be staying on to see the decision through, so I think that probably helps with the timing,” BC Chicken vice-chair Derek Janzen told growers at their general meeting November 9. “Having consistent panel members will definitely help in that, so I think that’s a positive thing.”

BC Chicken hopes to see a long-term pricing formula in place by January 14, but acknowledges that the ball is n BC FIRB’s court, which also has to review a submission from the BC Hatching Egg Commission, given the intimate relationship between the broiler and hatching egg sectors.

In the meantime, an interim formula that aims to take costs of production into account will govern the price broiler producers receive.

Growers attending the November 9 meeting also discussed the resurgence of avian influenza in the Fraser Valley. While a small number of detections have occurred at broiler farms, all poultry producers are on edge as this year shapes up to be a repeat of last year’s massive outbreak.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has reported 31 infected premises in the province since October 20, all but three of which have been commercial farms in the Fraser Valley.

CFIA representatives are speaking with national poultry groups on a biweekly basis in an effort to manage the situation, with improvements expected relative to last year when the volume of cases overwhelmed CFIA resources.

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