March 2018
ALR sessions closed to public
General public limited to survey, written submissions
VICTORIA – The public engagement process aimed at gathering feedback towards revitalization of the 45-year-old Agricultural Land Reserve kicked off […]
March 2018
Processor capacity challenges small-scale farmers
Blue Sky Ranch would like growers to unite
MERRITT – Small scale abattoirs are closing across BC and that is an increasing concern for small-scale livestock and poultry […]
March 2018
Producers need training for disaster response
Wildfires boosted awareness of emergency planning
ABBOTSFORD – It is critical for the livestock industry to have both an emergency response plan and people trained to […]
March 2018
Weed will be an ag product unlike any other
Bong show ahead as authorities learn to roll with cannabis production
ABBOTSFORD – Growers hoping to cash in on Canada’s newest legal cash crop face plenty of challenges as government wrestles […]
February 2018
Province launches ALR review
Panel includes veterans, critics of farmland policies VICTORIA – The province kicked off the new year with a bang, announcing […]
Current Issue:
April 2018
Vol. 104 Issue 4
OYF winners from Kootenays
Loan program will focus on female farm entrepreneurs
Editorial: Telling the story
Back Forty: Political succession has its perks and pitfalls
Op Ed: Research is a focus of BC’s grape and wine sector
Lack of processor capacity limits quota increases
Raw milk advocates take case to Victoria
Pig Trace identifies over 900 BC hog producers
Organic growers provide feedback on ALR
COABC changes governance structure
Organic growers prep for new labelling regs
Above-normal snowpacks cause for concern
Senate hearing highlights climate change concerns
BC egg producers ramp up production
Sidebar: Call for collaboration
Ag spending up, but don’t say “fire”
Trump wrong on NAFTA
Chicken growers demand pricing parity
Allocations clawed back as demand dwindles
Sidebar: Supply management debate
Ag Brief: Fruit industry mourns leader Greg Norton
Ag Brief: ALR draws feedback
Ag Brief: BC rancher to head Canadian Cattlemen’s
Ag Brief: Provincial lab vindicated
Farmers’ markets aiming for greater share
Cannabis smoke screen
Cherry growers eye Korea
Market champions
Making the right call in a horrible situation
Optimistic outlook for beef sector
Bull buyers on a mission
Soil, cover crop management highlights workshop
Fibresheds give local movement new meaning
Compensation available for sheep losses
Research: Study considers optimism & pessimism in calves
Weeds a big challenge for forage producers
Cranberry growers wrestle with low yields
Sidebar: Election postponed
Sanding and cranberry plant health
US consumers buy up non-browning apples
Foodgrains tour to Nepal makes a difference
Sidebar: Career options
Sale benefits those in need
4-H BC: The grand prize
Wannabe Farmer: Patience is a virtue embraced by farmers
Woodshed Chronicles: The Massey takes Henderson for a spin
Jude’s Kitchen: Spring greens
