Ag initiatives lack support across regions
DUNCAN – A six-member panel at a full-day event prior to the Islands Agriculture Show…
BC potato growers optimistic
Poor weather across Canada in 2018 led to strong demand for BC potatoes as the…
Organic growers discuss challenges
Research, policy and farm tours were on the agenda as the Certified Organic Associations of…
Province issues co-op guidance
Two new guides from the BC Ministry of Agriculture aim to help producers looking to…
Tax deferral for livestock
Ranchers and livestock producers in 52 census subdivisions across BC will be able to take…
Flood mitigation funding available
The province has handed out $52 million for structural flood mitigation projects over the past…
Province pares agriculture budget
Two years of funding increases for the province’s agriculture ministry have come to an end,…
Research association mulls future
The future of the Pacific Field Corn Association will be on the agenda when the…
BCMMB new entrants shortlist
Despite headlines touting the rise of plant-based diets, an intrepid 77 candidates applied to be…
Apple growers fight low prices
BC tree fruit growers are seeing extremely poor returns on their first pool advance from…
Reeve leads BC Young Farmers
BC Young Farmers has a new executive director. Ava Reeve, a farmer in Langley, succeeded…
Ingratta heads dairy commission
Bob Ingratta is back in the dairy industry. Ingratta was CEO of the BC Milk…
Canada recognizes agriculture
The first half of February includes several key dates for raising awareness of the challenges…
Dairy producers payout
A first round of compensation to BC dairy farmers for market share lost thanks to…
Annual gala yields awards
BC’s agriculture sector gathered to grow their knowledge and relationships at the Pacific Agriculture Show…
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