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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 wool shipments drop sharply in 2023, according to StatsCan data released in mid-April. Local producers shipped just 5,200kg at 37¢/kg, down from 18,600kg at $1.08/kg in 2022. While many farmers now use wool on-farm or dispose of it due to low market value, innovative producers like Emily McIvor point to untapped opportunities. Read more in our Farm News Update from Country Life in BC.

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BC wool value, volume drop

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BC sheep producers shipped less wool for less in 2023, reversing strong growth a year earlier. BC producers shipped 5,200 kilograms of raw wool in 2023, according to Statistics Canada data released on...
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Eric Feehely and Miho Shinbo are growing 30+ crops on 2.5 acres in Vernon. Writer Myrna Stark Leader takes a look at how Silverstar Veggies is balancing CSA programs, farmers markets and restaurant sales while planning smart expansions in challenging economic times in Market farm works smarter, not harder.

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VERNON – Silverstar Veggies, a five-year-old mixed vegetable and herb farm in Vernon, thrives on passion and innovative ideas. A former watersport and adventure sport instructor…
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CUSMA compensation announced

November 16, 2022 byPeter Mitham

The federal government is providing $1.7 billion in compensation to supply-managed sectors for market access granted under the Canada-US-Mexico free trade agreement (CUSMA) that replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement in 2020.

Agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau made the announcement November 14 at a dairy farm in Quebec.

Dairy producers will benefit the most from the funding.

Ottawa will provide $1.2 billion in direct compensation to dairy producers over six years beginning in 2024 through the Dairy Direct Payment program, Bibeau said.

“The owner of a farm with 80 milking cows may receive compensation through a direct payment of about $106,000 in six yearly instalments on a declining scale,” the statement announcing the compensation stated. “These funds will give producers the flexibility to invest according to their individual needs,”

A further $300 million is earmarked for a new program to be developed in partnership with industry that Ottawa says will “support innovation and investment into large-scale projects to add value to solids-non-fat, a by-product of milk processing.”

Poultry growers will receive just $112 million through a top-up to the Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program. Originally established to provide compensation for market access lost under the CP-TPP and CETA trade deals with Canada’s Pacific Rim and EU trading partners, the program will now make $803 million available to growers over the next nine years.

Processors will also benefit from CUSMA compensation, receiving an additional $105 million through the Supply Management Processing Investment Fund to support investments in dairy, poultry and egg processing plants. Also originally established in recompense for market access provided under the CP-TPP and CETA trade deals, the fund is now worth $497.5 million.

Bibeau was chuffed by the announcement, noting that Ottawa has no intention to give away Canada’s market for dairy, poultry and eggs to foreign producers.

“We made a commitment to fully and fairly compensate the market losses suffered by dairy, poultry and egg producers and processors, and that is what we have done,” she said. “[I] reiterate our government’s commitment not to concede any further market shares under supply management during future trade negotiations.”

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