Country Life in BC

Peace leads land deals

September 9, 2020

Provincial property transfer data indicates that sales of BC farm properties fell 11% in the…

Activists in court

September 9, 2020

Activists charged in last year’s invasion of the Excelsior Hog Farm in Abbotsford have appeared…

Province funds tissue disposal

September 2, 2020

The province is providing $500,000 to help BC abattoirs deal with waste animal tissue following…

SAWP leeway sought

September 2, 2020

With applications now being accepted for seasonal workers arriving in 2021, farm leaders are stepping…

Wine institute renames

September 2, 2020

When public health restrictions to fight COVID-19 came into effect earlier this year, wine production…

Field days feeling the pinch of social distancing rules

September 1, 2020

DELTA – Many farmers block off their calendars for the field days that give them…

Sheep producers told to bear with wildlife

September 1, 2020

METCHOSIN – A black bear has been killing sheep in the Metchosin area on Vancouver…

Changes to land commission kick in this fall

September 1, 2020

BURNABY – Changes to how the Agricultural Land Commission does business at the end of…

Under one roof

September 1, 2020

VICTORIA – The BC Ministry of Agriculture is taking over meat inspection in the province…

Unprecedented rise in machine harvesting

September 1, 2020

ABBOTSFORD – Blueberry growers have turned to mechanical harvesting in unprecedented numbers this year due…

SAWP requirements waived

August 26, 2020

With the scramble for harvest labour continuing across BC, many growers are looking ahead to…

Cool as cucumbers

August 26, 2020

Rising grocery prices have made headlines across the country this summer as businesses seek to…

BC beekeepers go online

August 26, 2020

BC beekeepers have made a beeline for online meetings as COVID-19 has limited the size…

PAS goes online

August 19, 2020

BC’s biggest agriculture show is going online in 2021. Scheduled to take place January 28-30…

Hornet catch has beekeepers vigilant

August 19, 2020

Washington State Department of Agriculture staff announced this week that an Asian giant hornet was…

FARM NEWS UPDATE

May 13, 2026

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Canada's mushroom growers will have to post countervailing duties next week following a US Department of Commerce determination that Canada's tax regime effectively subsidized growers, allowing them to cause "material injury" to US growers through their exports. Canada is a major exporter of mushrooms to the US, with the countries effectively operating as a single value chain thanks in part to one of the largest mushroom producers, South Mill Champs, headquartered in Pennsylvania.

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The Jura Ranch near Princeton sold for nearly $5.3 million on May 12, the largest online ranch sale in BC in months, according to CLHBid.com, which handled the sale. The buyer was not named. Formerly owned by Rob and Kelly Lamoureux, which developed the successful Jura Grassfed brand, the ranch includes 2,625 deeded acres and a grazing licence totalling 83,698 acres. Originally offered at $4.2 million, the competitive bidding process delivered a higher value than the current market would suggest. Farm Credit Canada’s latest farmland value survey pointed to 1.7% decline in BC last year, which observers have attributed to tight margins and uncertainties related to Crown tenure.

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I sure hope it remains as farm land rather than a wind or solar installation.

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yeah, who bought it? where are the checks and balances that ensure a ranch can continue being a ranch?

Uncertainty about crown land, aka native land grabs and unceded land claims being tossed around like it wasn't meant to destabilize the country?

American businessmen have quietly accumulated nearly 4,000 acres of farmland in the Robson Valley community of Dunster, sparking calls for restrictions on foreign and corporate agricultural land ownership in BC. Residents say the buy-up has driven population decline and priced out young farmers. MLAs from both parties and a UNBC professor are pointing to Quebec's new farmland protection legislation as a model BC should follo#BCAg#BCAg ... See MoreSee Less

Foreign land buyers hollow out Dunster

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DUNSTER – Purchases of swathes of farmland in the Robson Valley by wealthy American businessmen have some in BC demanding restrictions on foreign and corporate ownership of agricultural land.

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This is a serious issue in Dunster and one that has impacts for wildlife and human neighbours.

Representatives from Quail's Gate Winery Estate Winery in West Kelowna were panellists during the Okanagan Cultivates event held at Okanagan College's Kelowna campus on May 7. The college has been hosting events like this to help elevate conversations in the community about what's grown locally and its impact on the region's food, wine and tourism industry. The Quail's Gate panel, which included Ben Stewart, discussed the long history of grape growing and winemaking in front of a large crowd who came to listen, learn and taste products from a number of local wineries and restaurants. A new $48.8M food, wine and tourism centre is now under construction at the college to open in fall 2027. The building will have modern food labs, a student-led restaurant and café and specialized training spaces for culinary, viticultu#BCAgd tourism studies.

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