The BC Cattlemen’s Association has followed up its six-part “Coffee Shop Talks” webinar series with a fall webinar on the new Agricultural Environmental Management Code of Practice (AEM Code). The webinar gives ranchers an opportunity to get up to speed on their responsibilities under the new code, which took effect February 28. “We had a …
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Housing tops concerns in Cranbrook
The province’s consultation on supporting farming in the Agricultural Land Reserve continued in Cranbrook on November 5, where 62 residents turned out to say the current system isn’t working for them. “It’s important that you start listening,” said Randy Reay, a rancher from Jaffray and land use chair with the Kootenay Livestock Association. The province …
Province funds food innovation
Anubhav Singh is BC’s first professor of food and beverage innovation. Singh will oversee the food and beverage innovation centre planned for UBC, which will receive $2.6 million from the province over three years. The funding will be the basis for an endowment fund to support the centre’s establishment and Singh’s position. BC agriculture minister …
China reopens meat markets
China is once again welcoming shipments of beef and pork from Canada. China halted imports in June, after discovering inauthentic export certificates in a meat shipment. The origin of the certificates and even the meat it was attached to remains unknown, but China’s need for meat has outweighed other considerations. China is the world’s largest …
Parties unite on trespass issue
Unanimous support for tough laws to protect agrifood operations against trespassers was a highlight of agriculture day in Victoria this year. Opposition proposals were embraced by the government, resulting in a rare show of unity among the parties on an issue that has hit farmers hard over the past several years. “We understand that a …
Paton presents ALR petition
A petition seeking the repeal of recent legislation governing the activities of the Agricultural Land Commission and what’s allowed in the Agricultural Land Reserve was presented to the legislature on Monday. Delta South MLA and agriculture critic Ian Paton delivered the petition, signed by nearly 27,000 people, and asked agriculture minister Lana Popham on their …