Country Life in BC

Apple growers fight low prices

February 12, 2020

BC tree fruit growers are seeing extremely poor returns on their first pool advance from…

Reeve leads BC Young Farmers

February 12, 2020

BC Young Farmers has a new executive director. Ava Reeve, a farmer in Langley, succeeded…

Ingratta heads dairy commission

February 12, 2020

Bob Ingratta is back in the dairy industry. Ingratta was CEO of the BC Milk…

Canada recognizes agriculture

February 5, 2020

The first half of February includes several key dates for raising awareness of the challenges…

Dairy producers payout

February 5, 2020

A first round of compensation to BC dairy farmers for market share lost thanks to…

Annual gala yields awards

February 5, 2020

BC’s agriculture sector gathered to grow their knowledge and relationships at the Pacific Agriculture Show…

Ag council helps avert seasonal worker delays

February 4, 2020

ABBOTSFORD – Potential problems bringing in seasonal farm workers have been averted. Western Agricultural Labour…

Pruning priorities different for FV grapegrowers

February 4, 2020

LANGLEY – Close to 30 grape growers in the Lower Mainland attended the BC Grapegrowers’…

Farm plans offer new opportunities for ranchers

February 1, 2020

VERNON – Winter weather chilled the turnout for the annual North Okanagan Livestock Association educational…

New executive director for COABC appointed

February 1, 2020

VERNON – A new executive director has been found to lead the Certified Organic Associations…

Open ears

February 1, 2020

VICTORIA – The grandfathering period for secondary residences in the Agricultural Land Reserve for immediate…

Black walnuts are an option for water-logged land

February 1, 2020

KELOWNA – After 10 years in the growing phase, a Kelowna agro-forestry producer is gathering…

Secondary housing consultation

January 29, 2020

The province is asking for feedback on a proposal that would see landowners within the…

Agri-Innovation projects announced

January 29, 2020

Bees and cranberries are the latest recipients of funding under the Canada-BC Agri-Innovation Program, administered…

Youth council established

January 29, 2020

Rural youth from across Canada are being invited to apply for a seat on the…

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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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