Blue country, red cities
Monday’s federal election painted much of BC blue, with the exception being coastal ridings and…
Bee initiatives in focus
This fall’s Apimondia conference in Montreal put the spotlight on some of the innovative bee…
Autumn showers dampen harvest
A harvest update from the BC Wine Institute indicates that good weather during the growing…
Site launched for farmers’ institutes
The province has launched a site designed to be a hub for farmers’ institutes from…
Child labour feedback sought
The BC Ministry of Labour is making a special plea to the farm sector for…
Worker shortages cost $216 million
Worker shortages cost BC producers $216 million in 2018, according to the detailed findings of…
ALC gets an earful
Small-lot agriculture, secondary residences and a general disconnect between farmers, local government and the Agricultural…
Opposition to grill NDP
Darvonda Nurseries in Langley. Rusted Rake in Nanoose Bay. Maan Farms in Abbotsford. Fantasy Farms…
Potato hopes mashed
A month after growers gathered for the annual BC potato variety trial field day on…
Ministry working on land use inventory
WILLIAMS LAKE—Producers used to keeping an eye out for suspicious activity were on alert in…
City Beet harvests profits from urban gardens
VANCOUVER—It’s a sunny afternoon in the Lower Mainland as Maddy Clerk and Elana Evans of…
BC considers making premises ID mandatory
VICTORIA—Since 2011, the BC Ministry of Agriculture has run a voluntary premises identification program for…
New round of changes coming to land reserve
MERVILLE—The next round of changes coming to the Agricultural Land Reserve was announced September 19…
Most farmers support Daylight Savings Time
DELTA—Spring ahead? Fall back? Or just skip the whole thing? According to a provincial survey…
Food-X connects shoppers, farmers
A maxing out of farmers markets and the rise of online grocery shopping has fuelled…
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