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…
Livestock producers count losses
Ranchers are on alert as more than 200 active wildfires burn across BC, many sparked…
Peace whipped by wild winds
The record heat wave that baked many parts of BC last week also created turbulent…
U-pick demand stays steady
U-picks that saw record traffic last year as homebound families headed to berry fields for…
Slocan market garden finds its sweet spot
WINLAW – Good management and a commitment to making nutritious, ecologically grown food accessible to…
BCAC shifts to advocacy
ABBOTSFORD – One of the biggest organizational shifts in BC agriculture since the 1990s will…
Farmers struggle to get insurance coverage Insurance
SALMON ARM – A hard market cycle for the insurance industry is making it harder…
Water licensing process needs streamlining
KAMLOOPS – With a shocking lack of licences issued five years into BC’s groundwater licensing…
Farmers say new policy statement devalues ag
PENDER ISLAND – Agriculture in the Gulf Islands will no longer be recognized as a…
Heatwave stresses livestock
BC became the hottest place in Canada ever on Sunday, and again Monday and Tuesday…
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