June 2018
Farmers’ markets focus on cultivating trust
VICTORIA – Consumers look to farmers’ markets as a trusted source of wholesome local produce. But as an undercover investigation […]
May 2018
Fraser Valley bee shortage overstated
Farmers, apiarists respond to claim of hive shortage and poor health
DELTA – BC blueberry farmers and some apiarists were left scratching their heads after it was reported that there would […]
May 2018
Province urged to regulate farmhouse size
Recommendation from Metro Vancouver one of five for revitalizing the ALR
VANCOUVER – Metro Vancouver’s submission to the nine-member advisory committee appointed to recommend ways to revitalize the Agricultural Land Commission and […]
May 2018
New meat producer association launched
Group will give united voice to small-scale livestock farmers seeking slaughter capacity
MERRITT – Small-scale meat producers across BC are banding together to form a new association representing farmers and ranchers who […]
May 2018
Traceability regs to include animal movement
Farm to fork and everything in between will be tracked
PENDER ISLAND – Traceability regulations are right around the corner. The promise is something livestock producers have heard before, but […]
Current Issue:
June 2018
Vol. 104 Issue 6
A Taste of Spring
Flooding wallops southern interior
Ottawa wires CAP cash
Minimum wage hike squeezes farm margins
Editorial: The new democracy
Back Forty: Horgan on receiving end of pipeline challenge
Viewpoint: BC has led country in national check-off support
New chair appointed to land commission
Richmond expands farmhouse provisions
Demand for land drives farmland values higher
Biosolids raise a stink with neighbours
Rising wine sales boost demand for red grapes
Game-changer on dividend splitting
Mushroom merger
Wildfire, flood review has First Nations focus
Sidebar: Snapshot of recommendations
Labour tops issues as hothouse growers meet
Growers on look-out for activists
Antimicrobial lockdown
Ag briefs: Island farmers on lookout for armyworm
Ag briefs: AgSafe elects new chair
Ag briefs: No flood of licences
Ag briefs: Direct delivery
Hops revival gains traction with feds
Wildfire top concern of grape growers
Sidebar: Preparing for fires in the Okanagan
Nuffield scholars
Two studies promise to ensure slaughter capacity
Sidebar: Consultation schedule
Oversight sought
Bumper crop of invasive weeds after wildfires
Elk sights have producers concerned
Guichon heads back to life on the ranch
Research: Grazing cattle the sustainable way
Farmers markets focus on cultivating trust
Veggie days open house
Co-ops offer values-based alternatives
Region focuses on boosting local food usage
Bonus coupon
Growing opportunity
Garden City project breaks sustainable ground
Weevils pose challenges
Protecting pollinators key for crop yields
Wannabe: Keeping up with the times
Young farmers turn on, tune in and download
Woodshed: Kenneth has another go at the Massey
4-H BC thanks partners for their support
Jude’s Kitchen: Co-op food
