Wise water management funded
A new round of funding for projects designed to improve the quality of water in…
Hopcotts win OYF Canada
Pitt Meadows farmers Travis and Brad Hopcott of Hopcott Farms have taken top honours in…
Ben Janzen recognized for service
High production costs, narrow margins and market opportunities were key topics of discussion at the…
Site C compensation funds awarded
The flooding of Peace farmland for the Site C reservoir has been pushed back till…
Province considers farmland tax
ABBOTSFORD – Unused farmland could be the next front in the province’s battle against real…
Producers wary of housing bylaw implications
SAANICHTON – Growers in Central Saanich say proposed changes to local zoning bylaws that will…
Flood recovery in hand
Two years after the atmospheric rivers of November 2021 led to catastrophic flooding and landslides…
Cherry growers weigh trade complaint
BC cherry growers took a beating on price last season as cheap California and Washington…
BC agriculture loses a champion
Veteran farm journalist and Country Life in BC editor emeritus David Schmidt has died. Schmidt…
BC FIRB gets a good egg
BC Egg Marketing Board chair Gunta Vitins has been appointed vice-chair of the BC Farm…
Berrisford leads landscapers
A familiar face has taken the helm of the BC Landscape and Nursery Association, which…
Mink farmers sue government
The mink are gone, but not the legal challenges. The first livestock sector shut down…
Kelowna fallow farmland returns
The City of Kelowna’s efforts to preserve farmland are paying off but fewer people are…
Avian influenza grows
The number of BC farms testing positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza surged over…
BC young leader honoured
A member of 4-H BC took top spot at the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition…
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