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…
One province, one panel
VICTORIA – A second round of changes to the Agricultural Land Commission is in the…
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…
Organic sector undertakes core review
VERNON – Celebrating organics while preparing for the next generation of consumers was a key…
“Island Good” campaign drives local sales
NANAIMO – Farmers, food processors and retailers on Vancouver Island have a new tool in…
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