Study shows BC farmers markets add value
VANCOUVER – A farmers market is much more than a place to buy food, serving…
Throne speech silent on agriculture
MLAs returned to Victoria this week for their final sitting before this year’s provincial election,…
SIR appoints new GM
Michelle Cook has been appointed general manager of the Okanagan-Kootenay Sterile Insect Release Program (SIR)…
RCMP recruits 4-H youth
Farm kids make good policemen, says RCMP Corporal Cory Lepine, and he might be promoting…
Land Act firestorm
The BC government is proposing changes to the Land Act that will affect how Crown…
Provincial nursery specialist appointed
It’s been four years since the retirement of the province’s long-time greenhouse and nursery specialist…
CanadaGAP participation drops
CanadaGAP is a linchpin of foodsafety for many horticulture operations across Canada, and BC’s flourishing…
Grapegrowers discuss freeze event
About 150 grapegrowers from across the Okanagan gathered for two industry townhalls, February 2 and…
BC Tree Fruits board remains intact
A fresh challenge to the BC Tree Fruits Co-operative board has been voted down. A…
BC Veg expands mandate
The mandate of the BC Vegetable Marketing Commission now covers the entire province, making it…
Cariboo potato a case study in local resilience
100 MILE HOUSE – A co-op farmer near 100 Mile House is seeing renewed interest…
Metchosin farm transitions to new owners with high hopes
METCHOSIN – Long hours of hard work, years of experience and a ready local market…
Gala honours agricultural leaders
A crowd of more than 400 guests gathered at the Clarion Hotel in Abbotsford on…
Non-foaming milk continues
The foamability of milk is once more in the spotlight, and the BC Milk Marketing…
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