
Foreign worker compliance up
National farm groups have welcomed the results of an Employment and Skills Development Canada report…

Communication critical to solve water issues
WESTWOLD — The Salmon River watershed is a complex ecosystem. A variety of water use…

ALR policy review shows room for improvement
PRINCE GEORGE – A third-party review of Agricultural Land Reserve policies by UNBC undergraduate student…

Building a business around community
VANDERHOOF – A cut-and-wrap business that started as a side hustle to process animals on…

Prepare your orchard for extreme weather with a cooling system
SPONSORED CONTENT According to a University of British Columbia research team, “We learned that an…

Apple crop down, quality up
BC’s apple harvest is in full swing, and early estimates indicate a slightly smaller crop…

Crop failure wins wineries concessions
With this year’s wine grape harvest set to be as much as 50% below normal,…

“Quagmire” for foreign workers
The agricultural stream of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program has been growing in popularity with…

Federal funding for AI response
Several concerns of the BC poultry sector regarding the handling of the highly pathogenic H5N1…

Investment foundation grows
The sky’s the limit as the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC keeps growing. A review…

Lake Country packing house sold
BC Tree Fruit Co-op has sold its Lake Country packing house as part of its…

Marketing board chooses new entrant finalists
ABBOTSFORD – The BC Milk Marketing Board has selected five producers to participate in this…

Ranchers get the backstory on public perception
VERNON – Ranchers might be concerned about how the public sees their industry, but a…

Moon shines among BC grape growers
PENTICTON — The BC Grapegrowers Association’s fifth annual Viticulturist of the Year award has gone…

SAWP points to reforms
Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) could point the way to reforming how foreign workers…
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