Country Life in BC

Province releases ALC/ALR report

May 1, 2019

The province has released the final report of the committee appointed to recommend ways to…

Children can keep helping

May 1, 2019

Children can continue to help on their family’s farm, even as the province moves to…

Farm initiative puts heart back in agriculture

April 30, 2019

KELOWNA – A 22.5-acre piece of land in the Lower Mission neighbourhood of Kelowna, one…

Shrinking hog industry faces disease threats

April 30, 2019

ABBOTSFORD – There are reportedly over 1,000 hog producers in BC but only nine farms…

Greenhouse growers see rebound in acreage

April 30, 2019

SURREY – When an Enbridge pipeline that serves as a key source of natural gas to…

Global rhubarb glut hits home for BC growers

April 30, 2019

CHILLIWACK – The first crop Shoker Farms harvests each spring is rhubarb, a staple of…

Caribou recovery plan has ranchers worried

April 30, 2019

KAMLOOPS – The province has drafted two agreements to conserve the southern mountain caribou, and ranchers…

Grapegrowers share sustainability objectives

April 30, 2019

PENTICTON – It was an all-wine grapes meeting when the two groups that represent the…

Grape specialist honoured for dedication

April 30, 2019

KELOWNA – With more than 50 years’ of service to BC’s grape industry, John Vielvoye…

Cowichan Valley seeks sub-appellation

April 24, 2019

Cowichan Valley wineries and grape growers are rallying behind a proposal to create Vancouver Island’s…

Innovation challenge relaunched

April 24, 2019

The province launched the latest edition of the Agritech Innovation Challenge on April 17, after…

Water fees questioned

April 24, 2019

A rancher in Charlie Lake is questioning why farmers must pay to access groundwater when…

BC Tree CEO builds team spirit

April 17, 2019

Building team spirit is high on the agenda of BC Tree Fruits’ new CEO. Todd…

Greenhouse vegetables rebound from cannabis

April 17, 2019

Vegetable production isn’t going to pot in the Lower Mainland, attendees of the BC Vegetable…

Speculation tax a concern

April 17, 2019

BC farms that employ seasonal workers have received greater clarity regarding the impact the province’s…

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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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