The BC Milk Marketing Board has announced the 10 finalists for this year’s new entrant program. The board received 66 completed applications by the February 11 deadline, down from 79 last year. The shortlist of 10 candidates included nine men, one womn, those with a family connection to the sector and newcomers. The shortlist was …
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Peace producers work to expand meat processing capacity
HUDSON’S HOPE – BC farmers and ranchers continue to grapple with meat processing challenges in the province. Despite government efforts to amend licensing and financial supports, livestock and poultry producers struggle to get their meat products to market. The issue is particularly acute in remote areas of the province. While many can have small-scale plants, …
BC SPCA seizes cattle
Beef cattle removed from a property near Shawnigan Lake on Vancouver Island last week by the BC SPCA rescued them from some of the worst conditions regional manager Kaley Pugh has ever seen. But an investigation is ongoing into the animal’s care and whether or not criminal charges against the owner are warranted. BC SPCA …
‘Blue Cow’ signals happy cows
Dairy Farmers of Canada wants consumers to know that the Blue Cow logo is a sign that dairy products bearing the symbol are made from the milk of happy cows cared according to the industry’s long-standing proAction animal care initiative. “The Blue Cow is worth nothing without proAction, because everything that we do in proAction …
Dairy compensation fund opens
There’s a spot of good news for dairy farmers reeling from this year’s natural disasters. Just in time for Christmas, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada is accepting applications for the third round of payments under the Direct Payment Program, worth $38,000 to a farm with 80 cows. The program delivers $1.75 billion to the dairy sector …
BC Chicken picks Siemens
The new year will see a new executive director in place at the BC Chicken Marketing Board. BC Chicken announced this week that Woody Siemens, currently supply chain and business development director with the BC Milk Marketing Board, would succeed Bill Vanderspek as executive director on January 4. Vanderspek retired from the chicken board August …