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Berryhill Foods Inc. is expanding into fresh berries by acquiring Driediger Farms' main Langley processing plant and 78-acre property for $23.3 million. The frozen berry processor will operate the farm and build on the Driediger legacy. Rhonda Driediger, whose family has farmed the property since 1959, will support the new owners during the first year before pursuing other ventur#BCAg#BCAg ... See MoreSee Less

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Good to hear👏

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The BC Peace River Grain Industry Development Council is seeking nominations to fill two positions on its board. The council is responsible for disbursing $350,000 in levies collected annually for field crop production projects and research in BC’s Peace region. Nomination deadline is March 1; election will take place at the council’s agm in early summer.

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BC Blueberry Council executive director Sudeshna Nambiar says trust in agricultural organizations is built on transparency and accountability. Growers facing rising costs and uncertainty want straight answers about how decisions are made and realistic results, not just promises. Practical, grower-led programming and clear communication about what works—and what doesn't—build credibility and strengthen agriculture's voice beyond the farm gate. She penned our Viewpoint in this month’s edition of Country Life in BC. We found it refreshing.

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Do you have what it takes to build the new province’s new Plant and Animal Health Centre in Abbotsford? The province is inviting candidates to submit qualifications via BC Bid by April 13, with a short list of builders set for release in June. An integrated design-build process will construct the lab, which is expected to cost no more than $400 million. The BC Ministry of Infrastructure is leading the project, which is set to break ground in 2027 and take four years to build. The province purchased the site of the new lab on January 29 for $27.8 million.

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27 million could have started alot of small scale and infrastructure for local food producers.

now those who complained about the lack of increase in the agricultural portion of the latest provincial budget should understand just where some of their taxpauers $$$ are going.

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Cultivating good employees requires the same attention as other farm tasks, business coach Trevor Throness told Mainland Milk Producers at their annual general meeting last month. He outlined four worker categories based on attitude and productivity, with "brilliant jerks" – highly productive but disruptive employees – posing unique challenges. Good workers are attracted to the best workplace cultures, he told producers, not recruited. It’s a cool take on the labour challenges facing BC’s agricultural sector and it appears in the print edition of Country Life in BC this month.

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