Well-known Chilliwack agriculturalist Walter Goerzen is the recipient of the BC Dairy Industry Achievement Award announced at the BC Dairy Industry Conference in Vancouver, November 27. “The successes and achievements of our industry are built on the contributions, and the skill and the dedication of our leaders, and this award is meant to honour those …
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Organic growers hold conference
“Organic Solutions for a Complex World” was the theme as 250 participants from across BC, Canada and the US gathered for the BC Organic Conference in Harrison Hot Springs, November 25-27. Gillian Flies and Brent Preston set the tone for the event with the story of transforming their profitable organic vegetable farm near Creemore, Ontario, …
$15,000 available for Shuswap projects
Shuswap producers will have a chance to tap $15,000 worth of funding for watershed enhancement projects this winter. The latest intake of applications for the five-year-old Water Quality Grant Program administered by the Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) opened December 1. “The Shuswap watershed is sensitive to large nutrient inputs,” explains SWC program manager Erin Vieira. …
Throne speech silent on agriculture
MLAs returned to Victoria this week for their final sitting before this year’s provincial election, but agriculture rated barely a mention in the government’s agenda. The top priority for the government is pushing through amendments to the Land Act in the name of reconciliation, according to the speech from the throne delivered by Lieutenant Governor …
A dry season continues
Growers across the province have been pinning their hopes on winter delivering the hit of moisture needed to address last summer’s dry conditions. The Peace region entered winter at Level 5 drought for the second year in a row, while four of the province’s 34 basins – the Upper Fraser East and West, the Kettle …