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Jack DeWit was honoured with the BC Agriculture Council's award for Excellence in Agricultural Leadership by BCAC chair Jenn Woike during a gala wrapping up the inaugural BC Agriculture Forum in Penticton yesterday. Jack has been a prominent figure as a cranberry, hog and cattle farmer and industry leader and advocate. He has served in a multitude of roles on various associations, including as chair of the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC, earning the respect and friendship of those around him. Congratulations, Jac#BCAg#BCAg ... See MoreSee Less

Jack DeWit was honoured with the BC Agriculture Councils award for Excellence in Agricultural Leadership by BCAC chair Jenn Woike during a gala wrapping up the inaugural BC Agriculture Forum in Penticton yesterday. Jack has been a prominent figure as a cranberry, hog and cattle farmer and industry leader and advocate. He has served in a multitude of roles on various associations, including as chair of the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC, earning the respect and friendship of those around him. Congratulations, Jack! 

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Recognized for far more than just growing his share of food supply.

Congratulations Jack,what an honor!

.congratulations a true farmer at heart well done

Jack is a big hearted beauty of a guy.

Congratulations Jack! Well deserved!

Good for you Jack DeWit! A long standing supporter of BC Agriculture! <3

Well earned Jack!

Impressive, Jack. Congratulations 🎊

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You’re a superstar, uncle Jack👌

No one deserves it more. Jack has been an important voice for a long time. Thank you Jack

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The Bog at Riverside Cranberry Farm - so good!

A very well deserved award for Jack! He has done so much for agriculture in British Columbia!

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BC blueberry growers approved a $3.31 million budget at their AGM on June 17 in Aldergrove. Harjot Toor, the BC Blueberry Council's finance chair, says the spend in 2025 was $2.55 million, which was set low because of the poor yields in 2024. "We were very scared to spend in 2025. It was a bad year in 2024. Now things are more normal.”

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BC blueberry growers approved a $3.31 million budget at their AGM on June 17 in Aldergrove. Harjot Toor, the BC Blueberry Councils finance chair, says the spend in 2025 was $2.55 million, which was set low because of the poor yields in 2024. We were very scared to spend in 2025. It was a bad year in 2024. Now things are more normal.”

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A $2.5-million provincial program is helping Fraser Valley egg and poultry producers defend their flocks against avian influenza. The Novel Tools and Technologies Program supported 29 farms last year with air filtration and UV light systems — and more than 80% would recommend the technology to others. Applications for the current round, supporting approximately 50 farms, are open June 1–30. Fraser Valley, Langley and Surrey farms are eligible.

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A $2.5-million provincial program is helping Fraser Valley egg and poultry producers defend their flocks against avian influenza. The Novel Tools and Technologies Program supported 29 farms last year with air filtration and UV light systems — and more than 80% would recommend the technology to others. Applications for the current round, supporting approximately 50 farms, are open June 1–30. Fraser Valley, Langley and Surrey farms are eligible.

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Driediger Farms for sale

Rhonda Driediger is ready to move on. File photo | Ronda Payne

May 21, 2025 byPeter Mitham

Well-known Langley berry grower Driediger Farms is for sale.

“I’ve been looking at different options for selling for the past couple of years. But I just decided this is the time,” says owner Rhonda Driediger. “I have some other projects I want to do and I can’t really do them and live where I want to live while I’m still this involved in the industry.”

Driediger is retaining the operating company and branding behind the farm, pursuing instead an asset sale that will see the equipment sold separately from the land.

“Selling it as parcels, and as an asset sale, is really the best option overall,” she explains. “It gives me far more flexibility. There’s a lot more people that can afford the individual parcels than the whole thing.”

The land is being sold via three listings totaling 157.5 acres. The list price for all three properties is $39 million. Pricing for the individual listings begins at $6 million.

There is no timeline for the sale, but BC Farm and Ranch Realty Corp. agent Rajin Gill says there has been strong interest.

Gill says prospective buyers had been inquiring after the farm for a couple of years, prior to the listings going live last week.

Driediger is planning for limited operations this summer, pending a transaction. But as she looks to the future, she hopes the farm finds a good home.

“I’m hoping the people who end up buying the parcels enjoy it as much as we have for six decades,” she says.

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