Industry looks to move needle on labour shortage
Two new initiatives are digging into solutions to the perennial labour shortage facing BC producers.…
Carbon tax relief begins
Details of the new point-of-sale carbon tax rebate for greenhouse growers were announced this week…
New business registry planned
The province will develop a new registry designed to deepen its tracking of business ownership…
Watershed strategy could hang ag out to dry
VICTORIA – The province’s proposed watershed security strategy is big on local governance but short…
New rules for pesticide applications
KELOWNA – New regulations under the federal Pest Control Products Act now restrict the practice…
Producers at a loss with elk damages
LADYSMITH – Elk continue to damage farm infrastructure and government compensation is not enough, producers…
Homemade food rules are too restrictive
PENDER ISLAND – While Canadian grocery retailers were called to Ottawa in March to account…
Crossroads ahead for BC farmland
DELTA – Jutting out into the Strait of Georgia, the rich soils of Brunswick Point…
Climate Change Adaptation Program winds down
The future of a dedicated program to help farmers adapt to a changing climate is…
Hopcotts take OYF title
Travis and Brad Hopcott of Hopcott Farms in Pitt Meadows were honoured March 28 as…
Province doubles vet seats
BC has stepped up to fund 40 seats at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine…
AgriStability deadline extended
Unprecedented disease pressure and the extreme weather BC producers encountered in 2022 have prompted Ottawa…
Richardson Ranch hosts bull sale
Don and Leslie Richardson hosted their second online and 37th annual sale of Tlell bulls…
Westgen looks beyond challenges
The Westgen Group of Companies held its annual general meeting in Abbotsford this week following…
Bilateral agreement signed
BC will see an additional $29 million over five years from the federal government when…
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