Avian influenza order extended
Commercial poultry flocks across the province will be in lockdown for another month to protect…
Plan drafted for BX Ranchlands
The Regional District of North Okanagan has unveiled a five-year development plan for the BX…
Japanese beetle fight expands
The fight against Japanese beetle in BC has expanded. A federal order has expanded the…
Province backs off compensation
The province is backtracking on its pledge to support mink farmers, whose operations are being…
Government funding under discussion
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions will be the focal point of the next agricultural policy framework…
Apiarists fear heavy winter losses
BURNABY – Beekeepers across Canada were in for a shock when they opened their hives…
Vegetable sales remain strong
DELTA – Good demand, good governance – those were the two themes underpinning the annual…
Ranchers facing rangeland losses
WESTWOLD – Ranchers in areas hit hard by last year’s heat dome, wildfires and drought…
Second high-path AI case
A backyard flock near Kelowna is the latest to test positive for avian influenza, putting…
Province seeks dangerous jobs
A new public engagement process hopes to identify jobs too dangerous for young workers. “Stakeholders…
Fruit tree protocols reviewed
While many orchardists in BC find it tough to source clean plant material to renew…
Bird flu hits Enderby farm
A broiler farm in the North Okanagan has been depopulated following the positive identification of…
Vertical farms face regulation
The rise of vertical farms has attracted the notice of the BC Vegetable Marketing Commission.…
Whistleblowers at FIRB, ALC protected
A phased expansion of the province’s whistle-blower legislation means that staff who call out bad…
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