Governments boost worker supports
Ottawa is developing plans to quarantine incoming seasonal workers at no additional cost to farmers,…
Blueberry growers dodge US complaint
BC’s several hundred blueberry farmers are relieved and elated after the US International Trade Commission announced that…
BC residents the least likely to buy local
BC residents consider themselves proud supporters of local agriculture but a new survey for Farm…
Premises ID to be mandatory
All livestock producers will be required to register for Premises ID by next year. Participation…
Feed BC expands to post-secondary institutions
Nine post-secondary institutions have signed on with the province’s FeedBC program, with a goal to…
Dairy picks new entrant short list
Ten candidates will advance to the next round of the dairy industry’s new entrant program…
Gala event celebrates success
Agricultural excellence was celebrated at this year’s BC Agriculture Council gala on January 28, with…
No extension for groundwater
Owners of existing non-domestic wells shouldn’t count on any further extensions of the province’s deadline…
Growers scramble for flights
New international travel restrictions have farm employers scrambling to arrange charter flights for workers, making…
Genomics lab expands service to local growers
SURREY – The expansion of a life sciences lab at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey…
Well-designed vegetable coolers make for hot sales
MARA – It’s a feat to grow outstanding vegetables, but without proper storage all that…
Greenhouse sets example for others to follow
SALMO – It’s -8°C and snowing in the central Kootenay town of Salmo, but inside…
Help available for farm business succession
DUNSTER – With the average age of BC farmers close to 60, retirement and farm…
Egg producer questions support for local eggs
DUNCAN – A Vancouver Island egg producer/grader wants the corporate egg business to give consumers…
CPR on ALR track
PITT MEADOWS – Pitt Meadows could lose more than 100 acres of protected farmland if…
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