Mentorship gives Kelowna grower a headstart
KELOWNA – Lightfoot Farm owner Simon Answerth is the sole graduate of a three-year farm…
Ten-year plan
ABBOTSFORD – It took a decade to develop the new Agricultural Waste Control Regulation and…
BREAKING NEWS! Groundwater licencing deadline extended
The province has extended the deadline for registering wells and licensing groundwater use for a…
Province boosts risk management funding
There wasn’t much new in the February 19 provincial budget so far as the BC…
Vineyards escape cold damage
Orchards and vineyards appear to have weathered February’s cold snap, according to research scientists at…
Grading requirements changing
Ottawa is making further changes to grading standards for agricultural products, this time changing the…
Throne speech foregrounds land protection
BC’s legislature is back in session. Per tradition, the new sitting kicked off February 12…
Province offers greenhouse growers tax relief
While farms elsewhere in Canada have expressed concern about the implementation of carbon taxes, greenhouse…
Hazelnut growers await new production guide
BC hazelnut growers will soon be able to consult a guide that will help them…
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