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…
Stacatto cherry patent reinstated
The stage is set for Canada to pursue damages from US growers for unlicensed production…
New apple fills niche
Sunpunch, the newest release from the federal apple breeding program at the Summerland Research and…
BC boosts agriculture spending
BC is budgeting a 10% boost to spending on agricultural programs and services in the…
Province flags drought risk
Skirmishes over trade have put negotiations for the renewal of the Columbia River Treaty on…
Hazelnuts enjoy strong pricing as global production falls short
ABBOTSFORD – Production volumes are rising as BC hazelnut orchards mature following replanting with varieties…
Chilliwack group wants agriculture back at fairgrounds
CHILLIWACK – Agricultural groups want a halt to the long-term shift away from agriculture at…
Task force members announced
Fifteen leaders in the agri-food sector have been appointed to the Premier’s Task Force on…
United front for fruit growers
Over 150 members and guests gathered at the Penticton Lakeside Resort for the BC Fruit…
Cuthberts top OYF
Ladysmith farmers Thomas and Catherine Cuthbert of South Coast Agro are this year’s BC &…
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