
Agriculture at the polls
The polls will be closed and a new government elected by this time next week,…

BC growers look beyond tariff turbulence
A new global trade environment erupted last week after weeks of threats, but BC agriculture…

BCAC holds AGM
The annual general meeting of the BC Agriculture Council this week hailed a “transformative year”…

Potato acreage declines in 2025
BC potato seeding is down this spring as producers pare acreage. The BC Vegetable Marketing…

Vet urges dairies to be vigilant against HPAI
ABBOTSFORD – The devastation California dairy herds are experiencing from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)…

BC delegation urges review of foreign ownership
SURREY – Always hotly debated in agricultural circles, the issue of foreign ownership of Canadian…

Comox Valley sweeps farmers market awards
COURTENAY – Community engagement and involvement are hallmarks of the Comox Valley Farmers Market, its…

Market farm works smarter, not harder
VERNON – Silverstar Veggies, a five-year-old mixed vegetable and herb farm in Vernon, thrives on…

Okanagan drives increase in land values
KELOWNA – BC farmland values rose 11% last year, firmly reversing the decline posted in…

Tesche leaving BCFGA
After only a year, BC Fruit Growers Association general manager Melissa Tesche has resigned to…

Denman Island farmers supported
Denman Island’s Gather Farm and Kitchen is this year’s recipient of the Mary Forstbauer Grant…

Stacatto cherry patent reinstated
The stage is set for Canada to pursue damages from US growers for unlicensed production…

New apple fills niche
Sunpunch, the newest release from the federal apple breeding program at the Summerland Research and…

BC boosts agriculture spending
BC is budgeting a 10% boost to spending on agricultural programs and services in the…

Province flags drought risk
Skirmishes over trade have put negotiations for the renewal of the Columbia River Treaty on…
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