Food costs in Conservative crosshairs
BC food prices rose faster than anywhere else in Canada in the 12 months ended…
Apple marketing commission rejected
BC apple growers have voted against establishing an apple marketing commission. Close to 60% of…
New executive director for blueberries
Sudeshna Nambiar is the new executive director of the BC Blueberry Council. Nambiar officially steps…
BC Milk chooses new entrants
The new dairy year will see BC’s dairy sector welcome five new producers. Results of…
Sweetpea Farms focuses on sustainable meat
VERNON – Kaitlyne Peden wants to make a difference in how people perceive their food.…
Showdown looms over co-op’s surplus
A year after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut its doors, work towards winding up…
Biobest acquires North Vancouver’s Ecoation
North Vancouver-based agritech start-up Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc. is now part of Biobest. Biobest purchased…
Metro Vancouver invites DCC feedback
Growers are being invited to provide Metro Vancouver with feedback on proposed changes to development…
Summer school cultivates future farmers
CHILLIWACK – There’s a high school in Chilliwack where summer school has a waitlist. “Every…
Apple commission vote underway
BC apples growers should know within two weeks whether or not a proposed apple marketing…
New nursery specialist appointed
The landscape and nursery sector has a new specialist at the BC Ministry of Agriculture…
Comeau reappointed to milk board
BC Milk Marketing Board chair Janice Comeau has been reappointed to the role for a…
Shrinking cattle herd drives prices to record highs
CRANBROOK – North America’s cattle markets are largely explained by simple supply and demand. When…
Regulatory hurdles threaten farm income solutions
POWELL RIVER – Two decades of farming on the Sunshine Coast could be nearing their…
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