Consumer confidence in Canada’s food system is at all-time highs, according to the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity. CCFI released a report earlier this month indicating that 87% of Canadians feel the food system has come through COVID-19 able to deliver healthy food. Citing a study for the BC Agriculture Council, the report noted that …
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BC Blueberry council set for elections
The BC Blueberry Council is set to elect six new directors. One will be elected from Region A, which includes Abbotsford, Agassiz and Chilliwack. Two directors will be chosen from each of Region B (Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge) and Region C (Surrey, Delta, Richmond, Langley). The sixth director is at large. Seven candidates are running …
BC agritech for India
Langley-based vertical farm provider CubicFarm Systems Corp. has inked a deal that could send its farming systems to India. Aright Greentech Canada Ltd. has entered a $2.4 million agreement for 14 production systems that will supply produce to retail outlets in Abbotsford and Chilliwack. The initial production site in Abbotsford, set to be in operation …
Growers, wineries welcome sustainability launch
KELOWNA – The first wines certified under a new made-in-BC sustainability program could be on shelves as early as next spring. “We are excited to be finally launching our official certification process,” says Katie Pease, program manager for Sustainable Winegrowing BC (SWBC). Originally scheduled to launch this past April, COVID-19 delayed the program’s launch until …
Raspberry growers hold AGM
BC’s Raspberry Industry Development Council members convened online this week for its first annual general meeting in 18 months. The gathering of more than two dozen growers and industry stakeholders was a chance to look back at the past two growing seasons and towards the second half of the current fiscal year, which ends March …
Universal broadband fund cheers farmers
The recent announcement of an additional $750 million for the universal broadband fund by the federal government is pleasing farmers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau officially launched the Universal Broadband Fund on November 9, which was originally announced in the 2019 federal budget. The fund, now worth $1.75 billion, aims to provide high-speed Internet access to …