Abattoir operators await provincial action
Ten years after its creation, the BC Association of Abattoirs is waiting for the province…
The (summer) heat is on
With temperatures set to approach 30 degrees Celsius in BC’s southern Interior this week, the…
Protest sends warning signal
The invasion of an Abbotsford hog farm by protestors shortly after dawn on April 28…
Province releases ALC/ALR report
The province has released the final report of the committee appointed to recommend ways to…
Children can keep helping
Children can continue to help on their family’s farm, even as the province moves to…
Caribou recovery plan has ranchers worried
KAMLOOPS – The province has drafted two agreements to conserve the southern mountain caribou, and ranchers…
Grapegrowers share sustainability objectives
PENTICTON – It was an all-wine grapes meeting when the two groups that represent the…
Grape specialist honoured for dedication
KELOWNA – With more than 50 years’ of service to BC’s grape industry, John Vielvoye…
Farm initiative puts heart back in agriculture
KELOWNA – A 22.5-acre piece of land in the Lower Mission neighbourhood of Kelowna, one…
Shrinking hog industry faces disease threats
ABBOTSFORD – There are reportedly over 1,000 hog producers in BC but only nine farms…
Greenhouse growers see rebound in acreage
SURREY – When an Enbridge pipeline that serves as a key source of natural gas to…
Global rhubarb glut hits home for BC growers
CHILLIWACK – The first crop Shoker Farms harvests each spring is rhubarb, a staple of…
Cowichan Valley seeks sub-appellation
Cowichan Valley wineries and grape growers are rallying behind a proposal to create Vancouver Island’s…
Innovation challenge relaunched
The province launched the latest edition of the Agritech Innovation Challenge on April 17, after…
Water fees questioned
A rancher in Charlie Lake is questioning why farmers must pay to access groundwater when…
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