BC Tree CEO builds team spirit
Building team spirit is high on the agenda of BC Tree Fruits’ new CEO. Todd…
Greenhouse vegetables rebound from cannabis
Vegetable production isn’t going to pot in the Lower Mainland, attendees of the BC Vegetable…
Speculation tax a concern
BC farms that employ seasonal workers have received greater clarity regarding the impact the province’s…
Piece rates won’t change – yet
BC’s long-standing piece rate system won’t be overhauled by June 1, as recommended last year…
Province prepares for a dry spell
An early start to the wildfire season and low snowpack led to fire restrictions in…
Young Agrarians goes solo
Young Agrarians is now an independent charity after seven years as an initiative of FarmFolk/CityFolk.…
Federal funding delay hits berries
A lack of fresh federal funding means the industry associations for raspberry and strawberry growers…
Colony losses have beekeepers on edge
Reports of colony losses across the province have beekeepers on edge this spring, and government…
BC farmers need more than a landbank
A conversation I overheard recently in a schoolyard while waiting to pick up my granddaughter…
Chilliwack dairy show tops
Ferme Jacob of Quebec captured the top award but Westcoast Holsteins of Chilliwack took home…
Health authorities go local
Are patients running out of local food at BC hospitals? The BC Ministry of Agriculture…
NDP declare “full-on war on farmers”
Close to 200 farmers and landowners from across the Lower Mainland gathered in Surrey on…
Study compares organic, conventional diets
A recent study conducted by Friends of the Earth and published online by Elsevier in…
Codes of practice need producer input
VICTORIA – BC SPCA hosted the first Canadian Animal Policy Symposium in Victoria on March…
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