Worker health in focus
OLIVER – With foreign and domestic workers starting to arrive in the Okanagan for another…
Victoria food hub gets funding
Relief is on the way for Vancouver Island farmers caught out by the closure of…
COVID-19 spread tracked
Broad testing has shown the extent of COVID-19 infections at the various agri-food businesses hit…
BC Veg names officers
The BC Vegetable Marketing Commission is holding its annual general meeting today, but the election…
Plant closures a crisis for cattlemen
Ranchers are asking Ottawa to consider two programs to support the industry following significant reductions…
BC cranberries get green verification
Cranberries are traditionally red and sometimes white – but this week, those grown for Ocean…
Agrologists unveil new designation
The BC Institute of Agrologists (BCIA) announced a new professional certification this spring, the Registered…
Province covers quarantine costs
BC will cover the cost of quarantining seasonal farm workers arriving in BC this spring.…
Cold air hits cherries
Okanagan cherry growers are looking at a reduced crop this year after a series of…
Strawberry levies increase
BC Strawberry Growers Association members unanimously agreed to increase the per-pound levy on their fruit…
Farmland values face headwinds
BC farmland values rose 5.4% in 2019, according to Farm Credit Canada’s annual survey released…
Consumers embrace niche products
Producers have long been told that niche products are one way to avoid being reduced…
Online bidding brisk
The 45th annual Vanderhoof All-breeds Bull Sale takes place at the BC Livestock yard in…
COVID-19 hits farm workers
Bylands Nurseries Ltd. in West Kelowna is the epicentre of the first large community outbreak…
Bee replacements grounded
BC beekeepers may not be able to import enough bees to replenish hives lost through…
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