COVID influences food demand
COVID continues to complicate efforts to manage supply of regulated commodities in Canada. “It’s still…
Provincial meat licensing overhaul effective October
MERRITT – The province has formally announced details of the new three-tier licensing structure for…
Record temps kill poultry
SURREY – Three days of record-setting temperatures at the end of June made for sweat-soaked…
Flower farm meets growing demand
ENDERBY – Operating a flower farm is a dream come true for Nadine Charlton, even…
Forging new successes with the family farm
WINDERMERE – Taking on the business of your parents isn’t for everyone, but for Winderberry…
Helping cattle keep their cool in the heat
CHILLIWACK – The unprecedented heat this summer has producers and consumers alike wondering what life…
Fruit growers face hard choices
Crop insurance adjusters are now dealing with “well over 1,000” notices of loss following the…
Rules for young workers
New rules governing teen workers are set to take effect October 15, two years after…
Province announces rodenticide restrictions
A new provincial ban on second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides took effect July 21, but it will…
Wildfires spark emergency declaration
An active, early start to the wildfire season in BC led the province to declare…
BC Blueberry Council gets a new chair
Abbotsford blueberry grower and veterinarian Dalbir Benipal is the new chair of the BC Blueberry…
Armyworm pressure low
Four years after an unusual outbreak of true armyworm on Vancouver Island and in the…
Province allows secondary homes
The province has ended more than two years of uncertainty for property owners in the…
Islands Trust defers policy statement
Gulf Islands farmers have some breathing room to digest and comment on sweeping changes proposed…
BC farmers have public trust
BC Agriculture Council’s fourth annual consumer research survey suggests consumers’ perceptions of farmers, the agriculture…
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