Country Life in BC

Cherry virus survey proposed

May 5, 2021

A new industry-led task force hopes to survey cherry growers this summer to ensure a…

Grape pomace upcycled

May 5, 2021

Penticton-based Winecrush Technology Inc. is preparing to patent a new process for transforming grape pomace…

Census of Agriculture launches

May 5, 2021

Census forms have been landing in mailboxes across the country this week, and for farmers,…

Building soil structure with organic compost

May 3, 2021

SURREY – A three-year-old biofuel facility in the heart of the Lower Mainland has ramped…

Canada holds off Asian giant hornet restrictions

May 1, 2021

ABBOTSFORD – Canada has yet to follow the lead of Washington State and move to…

Farmer-chef connections still paying off

May 1, 2021

FORT STEELE – The province’s showcase of local food producers has been on hold during…

Province to lift restrictions on second homes

May 1, 2021

VICTORIA – The province is preparing a new regulation to allow property owners in the…

Water licence angst

May 1, 2021

DUNCAN – It’s been more than three years since Ken Ellison applied for licences to…

Flight ban strands workers

April 28, 2021

The Canadian government’s 30-day ban on passenger flights from India and Pakistan to stop the…

Veterinarians face shortage

April 28, 2021

Veterinarians are the latest to complain about a shortage of skilled workers in agriculture. BC…

Farm injury rate falls

April 28, 2021

BC farms have been working hard to stay safe, an accomplishment AgSafeBC chair Don Dahr…

Travel restrictions raise concerns

April 21, 2021

Travel restrictions are coming to BC this week, and that could put a chill on…

Government budgets support marketing

April 21, 2021

Budget speeches in Victoria and Ottawa this week didn’t use the word “agriculture” but the…

Metro Vancouver reconsiders targeted grazing

April 21, 2021

Goats are natural-born weedeaters, but that doesn’t make them ideal for every city. While they’ve…

Poultry sector receives $86.8 million

April 14, 2021

The federal government released details April 13 of the compensation arrangement hammered out with the…

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September 2, 2026

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Forty-six regions in BC are eligible to participate in the federal livestock tax deferral program, announced yesterday, more than anywhere else in the country. The program allows producers who downsize their breeding herds by 15% to defer reporting the proceeds until the following year, when they buy replacement stock. But after multiple years of drought, the BC beef herd is cruising 25-year lows and some producers are calling for more support to maintain and rebuild their herds. For more, see: [www.countrylifeinbc.com/bc-leads-livestock-tax-deferrals/]

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After weeks and weeks of no moisture, there's rain in Kelowna today. While much more moisture is needed over the coming weeks and months to reduce drought conditions and the air smells of wet campfire, the slow, steady rain is very welcome for fruit grower#BCAg#BCAg ... See MoreSee Less

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The first Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust Grassland Set-aside Variety Trial Field Day was held at Delta's family-owned Tecarte Farms, August 27. Co-owner Bill Bates and DFWT executive director Christine Schmalz welcomed more than 35 people to view seven acres planted to different grassland blends specifically chosen to rejuvenate the soil and support the farm's blueberries. For the Bates family, it was time to try something different following the decline of the field's blueberry bushes over the past several years. "We tried everything, and nothing worked," says Bates. The blueberries were removed in May and the grassland crops planted about a week later.

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Bessette Creek is the latest watershed hit with a temporary fish protection order this year as the province moves to protect returning Chinook salmon. A total of 131 surface and groundwater users must cease drawing water immediately, with forage producers, greenhouses and nurseries impacted. "Declining flows in Bessette Creek reached record lows in early July 2026 and have remained below the minimum level required to support fish population survival," says the province. Bessette producers have embraced voluntary cutbacks, scheduled irrigation and other measures to reduce water use, and are also waiting on funding to boost water storage infrastructure. They're the second group of producers hit with a provincial order this year. Salmon River irrigators were told to top watering earlier this month following a reprieve to address wildfire risk. Growers in both the Salmon River and Bessette watersheds are urging the province to support new water storage infrastructure in advance of next year.

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There is a problem... having lived in the salmon river ( silver creek ) area, I remember a fish biologist telling family members that salmon only "survive" in high iron content creeks, they do not "thrive".... salmon river ( silver creek ) is a very high iron content, would stain clothes brown when i would use bleach... So don't expect high salmon numbers off of that creek , even in ideal situations...

I just wish they would take an interest in CHASE CREEK....went bone dry...100% of trout abd other species died...smell was terrible from rotting fish. Understand this has happened many times in the past. Chase Irrigation District totally responsible for this disaster. Now fishermen are complaining about major drop in water levels at Pillar Lake.

They could not mismanage things worse than they have. It's impossible for them to. The fact that farmers that we need for our animals are now suffering the consequences our governments have not protected us from, is absolutely fucking wild.