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September 2023
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The Great Spallumcheen Farm & Food Festival and North Okanagan Plowing Match is happening this Sunday, September 24 from 10-3 at Fieldstone Organics, 4851 Schubert Rd, Armstrong. The outdoor festival features tastings and a market brimming with local food and beverage vendors, a horse and tractor plowing competition and vintage farm equipment displays. ... See MoreSee Less

The Great Spallumcheen Farm & Food Festival and North Okanagan Plowing Match is happening this Sunday, September 24 from 10-3 at Fieldstone Organics, 4851 Schubert Rd, Armstrong. The outdoor festival features tastings and a market brimming with local food and beverage vendors, a horse and tractor plowing competition and vintage farm equipment displays.
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The top five issues the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity identified in a recent survey were the cost of food, inflation, the cost of energy, keeping healthy food affordable and the Canadian economy. “We are seeing that environmental concerns are not in the top 10,” says Amy Peck, manager of the Canadian Cattle Association’s public and stakeholder engagement program. “If you are concerned about being able to afford to feed your family, the environment becomes less important.” ... See MoreSee Less

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VERNON – Ranchers might be concerned about how the public sees their industry, but a producer-funded team at the Canadian Cattle Association has their back. Amy Peck, manager of the Canadian Cattleâ...
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BC Tree Fruit Co-op has sold its Lake Country packing house as part of its long-term plan to consolidate operations. The sale, to an undisclosed buyer, closed on August 31, 2023 for $15.8 million. ... See MoreSee Less

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BC Tree Fruit Co-op has sold its Lake Country packing house as part of its long-term plan to consolidate operations. The sale, to an undisclosed buyer, closed on August 31, 2023 for $15.8 million.
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Who bought it ffs ?

Ted Nedjelski Karen Turner

One of my first jobs was apple grading in a packing plant in Vernon

Vivian, is this where you worked?

I’d hear the company that owns the big Cannabis company that owns the green houses all around this packing plant was buying up everything around to expand. Wonder if it’s them that got it.

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The federal government has committed $1.81 million over the next three years to support the BC Poultry Association's preparation for direct participation in responses to future outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the province. “The persistence of the virus in wildlife and recurrence of outbreaks globally, presents additional risks during the migratory bird season in North America later in 2023,” the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health in Vancouver advised in July. For more, visit www.countrylifeinbc.com/ai-risk-rises-with-fall/ ... See MoreSee Less

The federal government has committed $1.81 million over the next three years to support the BC Poultry Associations preparation  for direct participation in responses to future outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the province. “The persistence of the virus in wildlife and recurrence of outbreaks globally, presents additional risks during the migratory bird season in North America later in 2023,” the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health in Vancouver advised in July. For more, visit https://www.countrylifeinbc.com/ai-risk-rises-with-fall/
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New year, old troubles

January 5, 2022 byPeter Mitham

Weather woes and road closures continue to plague BC farmers, who entered the new year facing disruptions due to snow and ice.

Arctic inflows sent temperatures across BC plummeting to record lows at the end of December, just six months after the province shattered high temperature records. Growers in the Lower Mainland still reeling from the effects of November’s atmospheric rivers found themselves struggling for a firm footing.

A notice to producers from the BC Milk Marketing Board on December 27 underscored the ongoing challenges, “once again asking for producers’ patience and understanding as we face more challenges in our ability to either pickup or have all milk processed.”

The disruptions resulted in some farms being asked to dispose of milk even as many struggled to keep equipment working in extreme cold.

The note also highlighted how weather can mesh negatively with market conditions to deepen temporary challenges.

The cold snap came at a time that typically sees lower demand from processors following stronger activity in the run-up to Christmas and New Year’s. However, the market in BC was still finding its feet following the disruptions caused by flooding.

Trade deals that have affected the domestic milk market.

“Due to market changes and trade deals such as CUSMA the ability for a PLR to process (and sell) all milk is extremely challenged,” the BC Milk explained. “Until we can significantly increase milk processing capacity, we will have to manage the milk supply very closely, with periods where processors are slightly short of their requirements and other periods where all milk won’t be processed.”

Producers in the horticulture sectors are also paying attention to the weather. The extreme cold may have damaged some plants, both in the Okanagan and the Fraser Valley, where flooding washed away growers efforts to prepare plants for winter.

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