SAWP prepares for 2020
Ottawa began accepting applications this week from employers seeking workers through the Seasonal Agricultural Worker…
Temporary workers get boost
A three-year pilot program intended to attract foreign workers to the meat, mushroom and greenhouse…
Ag minister brings cash
Two weeks into parliament’s summer recess, and federal politicians have been busy making the rounds…
Flooding hits Chilcotin
The latest issue of Country Life in BC had no sooner hit mailboxes across the…
Farm input costs stable
BC farm input costs are increasing on par with the average for Western Canada, Statistics…
BC shapes Food Policy for Canada
An in-camera discussion at UBC two years ago was one of six stakeholder meetings held…
Accident claims farm advocate
Condolences are pouring in for Clarke Gourlay, who died in a hiking accident in Strathcona…
Japanese beetle fight continues
Summertime, and pest control workers are doing their best to make sure the living ain’t…
Clifton Ranch aims for better beef, habitat
KEREMEOS—The Clifton family was extremely pleased to receive the 2019 Ranch Sustainability Award from the…
FIRB sides with K&M on annualized production
ABBOTSFORD—The BC Farm Industry Review Board has approved K&M Farms’ application to continue its practice…
BC hop industry matures despite challenges
ABBOTSFORD—BC’s hop industry faces a bright future as the industry consolidates around growers with long-term…
Province blinks on ALR
VICTORIA—Growing criticism of the province’s efforts to tighten protection of the province’s Agricultural Land Reserve…
International blueberry growers meet in Richmond
Developing new markets and enhancing fruit quality are top of mind for the close to…
Long-term labour demand eases
BC ranks fourth in Canada in terms of farm labour demand, according to a report…
TB trace-out completed
Trace-out of animals associated with a herd in BC’s southern interior where bovine tuberculosis was…
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