Country Life in BC

Rural communities see surge in farmland sales

October 1, 2022

ROCK CREEK – Farmers and non-farmers wanting to buy farmland are increasingly migrating to BC’s…

Peace producers engage in on-farm research

September 28, 2022

DAWSON CREEK – The Peace Region is conducting climate change adaptation research, thanks to federal…

Chilliwack tour showcases farm automation

September 28, 2022

CHILLIWACK – A better quality product with fewer workers was the common rationale for the…

Abattoir closure leaves producers scrambling

September 28, 2022

SALMON ARM – Hog producers in the Thompson-Okanagan are without a processor after Salmon Arm’s…

Plant health centre breaks ground

September 28, 2022

Ground has broken in North Saanich on a new Centre for Plant Health, Canada’s first…

Disaster preparedness lacking

September 28, 2022

Canada is among the top 10 most food-secure countries in the world, but it is…

Average crop for BC cranberries

September 28, 2022

BC’s cranberry harvest kicked off September 23 with Lower Mainland growers harvesting the first of…

Avian influenza returns

September 21, 2022

Poultry producers across the province are once more on high alert for highly pathogenic avian…

Salmon Arm abattoir closes

September 21, 2022

Many hog producers in the Thompson-Okanagan region are without a processor after Salmon Arm’s Rocana…

Peace heifer shot, butchered

September 21, 2022

The persistent problem of cattle rustling has one Peace rancher wondering why the police aren’t…

Nicola ranches wait for help

September 14, 2022

The latest of three natural disasters to hit their property in a little over a…

Chilliwack showcases farm automation

September 14, 2022

The future of farming is robotic. That was one take-away from the annual Chilliwack Economic…

Strong growth for organics

September 14, 2022

A new report by the Canadian Organic Trade Association pegs the value of the BC…

Co-op meets with growers

September 7, 2022

A series of public engagement sessions are giving BC Tree Fruits Co-op members an opportunity…

Wildfire threat remains high

September 7, 2022

September has amped up the wildfire risk in many parts of BC as hot, dry…

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May 13, 2026

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Canada's mushroom growers will have to post countervailing duties next week following a US Department of Commerce determination that Canada's tax regime effectively subsidized growers, allowing them to cause "material injury" to US growers through their exports. Canada is a major exporter of mushrooms to the US, with the countries effectively operating as a single value chain thanks in part to one of the largest mushroom producers, South Mill Champs, headquartered in Pennsylvania.

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The Jura Ranch near Princeton sold for nearly $5.3 million on May 12, the largest online ranch sale in BC in months, according to CLHBid.com, which handled the sale. The buyer was not named. Formerly owned by Rob and Kelly Lamoureux, which developed the successful Jura Grassfed brand, the ranch includes 2,625 deeded acres and a grazing licence totalling 83,698 acres. Originally offered at $4.2 million, the competitive bidding process delivered a higher value than the current market would suggest. Farm Credit Canada’s latest farmland value survey pointed to 1.7% decline in BC last year, which observers have attributed to tight margins and uncertainties related to Crown tenure.

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I sure hope it remains as farm land rather than a wind or solar installation.

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yeah, who bought it? where are the checks and balances that ensure a ranch can continue being a ranch?

Uncertainty about crown land, aka native land grabs and unceded land claims being tossed around like it wasn't meant to destabilize the country?

American businessmen have quietly accumulated nearly 4,000 acres of farmland in the Robson Valley community of Dunster, sparking calls for restrictions on foreign and corporate agricultural land ownership in BC. Residents say the buy-up has driven population decline and priced out young farmers. MLAs from both parties and a UNBC professor are pointing to Quebec's new farmland protection legislation as a model BC should follo#BCAg#BCAg ... See MoreSee Less

Foreign land buyers hollow out Dunster

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DUNSTER – Purchases of swathes of farmland in the Robson Valley by wealthy American businessmen have some in BC demanding restrictions on foreign and corporate ownership of agricultural land.

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This is a serious issue in Dunster and one that has impacts for wildlife and human neighbours.

Representatives from Quail's Gate Winery Estate Winery in West Kelowna were panellists during the Okanagan Cultivates event held at Okanagan College's Kelowna campus on May 7. The college has been hosting events like this to help elevate conversations in the community about what's grown locally and its impact on the region's food, wine and tourism industry. The Quail's Gate panel, which included Ben Stewart, discussed the long history of grape growing and winemaking in front of a large crowd who came to listen, learn and taste products from a number of local wineries and restaurants. A new $48.8M food, wine and tourism centre is now under construction at the college to open in fall 2027. The building will have modern food labs, a student-led restaurant and café and specialized training spaces for culinary, viticultu#BCAgd tourism studies.

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