Landowners push back against rail trail plans
ARMSTRONG – The 50-kilometre planned Shuswap North Okanagan rail trail from Sicamous to Armstrong remains…
Kelowna abattoir fills critical processing gap
KELOWNA – A Vancouver Island farmer has reactivated and expanded a Kelowna abattoir, providing processing…
Milk board undertakes review
A public consultation on the powers and duties of the BC Milk Marketing Board is…
BC wool value, volume drop
BC sheep producers shipped less wool for less in 2023, reversing strong growth a year…
Agriculture at the polls
The polls will be closed and a new government elected by this time next week,…
BC growers look beyond tariff turbulence
A new global trade environment erupted last week after weeks of threats, but BC agriculture…
BCAC holds AGM
The annual general meeting of the BC Agriculture Council this week hailed a “transformative year”…
Potato acreage declines in 2025
BC potato seeding is down this spring as producers pare acreage. The BC Vegetable Marketing…
BC delegation urges review of foreign ownership
SURREY – Always hotly debated in agricultural circles, the issue of foreign ownership of Canadian…
Comox Valley sweeps farmers market awards
COURTENAY – Community engagement and involvement are hallmarks of the Comox Valley Farmers Market, its…
Market farm works smarter, not harder
VERNON – Silverstar Veggies, a five-year-old mixed vegetable and herb farm in Vernon, thrives on…
Vet urges dairies to be vigilant against HPAI
ABBOTSFORD – The devastation California dairy herds are experiencing from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)…
Okanagan drives increase in land values
KELOWNA – BC farmland values rose 11% last year, firmly reversing the decline posted in…
Tesche leaving BCFGA
After only a year, BC Fruit Growers Association general manager Melissa Tesche has resigned to…
Denman Island farmers supported
Denman Island’s Gather Farm and Kitchen is this year’s recipient of the Mary Forstbauer Grant…
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