Country Life in BC

Ten-year plan

February 26, 2019

ABBOTSFORD – It took a decade to develop the new Agricultural Waste Control Regulation and…

Reducing waste will save money on winter feed

February 26, 2019

VERNON – Mike Witt, owner of Witt Precision Ag in Lavington, says the first step to…

Young farmers crack open new vending concept

February 26, 2019

AGASSIZ – Willem and Kristin Poortvliet were destined to become farmers, but farmers selling eggs…

BREAKING NEWS! Groundwater licencing deadline extended

February 21, 2019

The province has extended the deadline for registering wells and licensing groundwater use for a…

Province boosts risk management funding

February 19, 2019

There wasn’t much new in the February 19 provincial budget so far as the BC…

Vineyards escape cold damage

February 19, 2019

Orchards and vineyards appear to have weathered February’s cold snap, according to research scientists at…

Grading requirements changing

February 19, 2019

Ottawa is making further changes to grading standards for agricultural products, this time changing the…

Throne speech foregrounds land protection

February 13, 2019

BC’s legislature is back in session. Per tradition, the new sitting kicked off February 12…

Province offers greenhouse growers tax relief

February 13, 2019

While farms elsewhere in Canada have expressed concern about the implementation of carbon taxes, greenhouse…

Hazelnut growers await new production guide

February 13, 2019

BC hazelnut growers will soon be able to consult a guide that will help them…

Banner year as BC farm sales rise 57%

February 6, 2019

Sales of farm properties in BC rose 57% in 2018, according to the latest property…

Tax relief for livestock producers

February 6, 2019

Ottawa has approved 79 census subdivisions in BC for relief under the livestock tax deferral…

Hospital procurement program coming

February 6, 2019

A new program set to debut in the Okanagan will be a step towards fulfilling…

Blueberry growers told to buckle up

January 30, 2019

Blueberry growers across North America face significant headwinds, according to a key speaker at the…

Strong attendance at Pacific Agriculture Show, CannaTech West

January 30, 2019

Steady traffic made this year’s Pacific Agriculture Show at Tradex in Abbotsford another success, despite…

FARM NEWS UPDATE

May 13, 2026

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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.

Great grassland

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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