Country Life in BC

Tulip grower makes the shift to agritourism

May 3, 2023

ABBOTSFORD – On a bright sunny day in early April, Nick Warmerdam points out his…

EcoFarm rebrands, expands mandate

April 26, 2023

A popular agri-tourism destination and demonstration farm in Abbotsford has rebranded to reflect its growing…

Cowboys honoured

April 26, 2023

This year’s inductees into the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame at the Museum of the…

ALR settles Treaty 8 claims

April 26, 2023

First Nations will receive approximately 27,000 acres of protected agricultural land in BC’s Peace Region…

Northern vets in short supply

April 19, 2023

The province’s recent pledge to permanently fund 40 seats for BC students at the Western…

Abbotsford Tulip Festival returns

April 19, 2023

The first tulip festival in Abbotsford since 2019 promises to be bigger than ever as…

Wine industry faces losses

April 19, 2023

Winegrowers across the province welcomed bountiful yields of high-quality fruit in 2022, according to Wine…

Wage pressures increase

April 12, 2023

BC’s minimum wage will rise June 1 in step with inflation, putting further strain on…

BC’s chief veterinarian highlights key animal diseases

April 12, 2023

Dr. Theresa Burns outlined three main diseases that impact or could cause issues in BC’s…

FARM NEWS UPDATE

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It’s been four years since the last tulip festival was held in Abbotsford, but this year’s event promises to be an even bigger spectacle than ever. Spanning 27 acres along Marion Road, Lakeland Flowers will display more than 70 varieties of the spring blossom, including fringe tulips and double tulips, the first of six months of flower festivals hosted by the farm. Writer Sandra Tretick spoke with Lakeland Flowers owner Nick Warmerdam this spring to find out how the floods on Sumas Prairie in 2021 have had an impact on his business plan as he transitions from wholesale cut flower grower to agri-tourism. We've posted the story to our website this month. It's a good read.

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ABBOTSFORD – On a bright sunny day in early April, Nick Warmerdam points out his office window at No. 4 and Marion roads to a spot about half a kilometre away across the Trans-Canada Highway.

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The province is allocating $15 million to be administered by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC. for a perennial crop replant program benefitting tree fruit, hazelnut, berry and grape growers. The program aims to cover 100% of plant removal costs and 75% of replanting costs. Funds are also available for sector development. The new program replaces a suite of sector-specific replant programs and recognizes the importance of sector adaptation in the face of market, disease and weather challenges. ... See MoreSee Less

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Just a week after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials revoked the last primary control zones established in the Fraser Valley to control last fall’s outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, a new detection on April 29 at a commercial premises in Chilliwack underscored the risk of a spring wave. This is the first new detection since January 22, also in Chilliwack, and brings to 104 the number of premises affected since the current outbreak began April 13, 2022. The disease has impacted 3.7 million birds in BC over the past year. ... See MoreSee Less

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The province is contributing $3.2 million for upgrades to the Barrowtown pump station in Abbotsford that was overwhelmed during the November 2021 flooding on Sumas Prairie, part of a collaborative approach to flood mitigation in the region. During a press conference at the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food offices in Abbotsford today, the province said a collaborative approach that includes First Nations is needed as Abbotsford pursues a comprehensive flood mitigation strategy due to the potential impacts on Indigenous lands. Agriculture's interests will be represented by technical teams within the agriculture ministry. ... See MoreSee Less

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I sure hope part of that money is to educate the people in charge of the pumps and drainage system! They just relayed on computers and weren’t even physically monitoring the water levels. I’ve lived in the Fraser Valley my whole life and the old guys managing that system know how to do it. The new generation just sit behind computer screens and don’t physically watch the water levels. That system works very well when you do it right. The Fraser river levels are very important. The system is designed to drain the Sumas Canal (the part that runs thru the valley) into the Fraser. When they let it get backed up it put pressure on the dyke and the weak part burst. Simple science. And yes, the dykes need to be worked on too. Abbotsford has not been maintaining properly for years.

MAY 2023
Vol. 109 Issue 5

Tulip grower makes the shift to agritourism

EcoFarm rebrands, expands mandate

Cowboys honoured

ALR settles Treaty 8 claims

Northern vets in short supply

Abbotsford Tulip Festival returns

Wine industry faces losses

Wage pressures increase

BC’s chief veterinarian highlights key animal diseases

FARM NEWS UPDATE

Snowpack sends mixed signals

Carbon tax relief begins

New business registry planned