Country Life in BC

Mother Nature packs a wallop

March 1, 2017

CHILLIWACK – Collapsed barns and greenhouses, missed milk shipments and broken trees: the early February…

Chilliwack dairy fined for allowing “culture of abuse”

February 1, 2017

CHILLIWACK – The first installments towards $345,000 in fines and surcharges levied in a headline-grabbing…

Dairy vs eggs in outstanding young farmer competition

February 1, 2017

ABBOTSFORD – After graduating from high school, Gary Baars hung up a shingle as TNT…

Richmond exempts agri-tourism from rental ban

February 1, 2017

City wants better definitions on basis for limits on housing size, use RICHMOND – Richmond…

Help wanted

January 1, 2017

VANCOUVER – Demand for farm workers will hit 45,000 by 2025, up from approximately 43,300…

Freight Farm feeds local niche

January 1, 2017

SAANICH – From inside a refurbished freight container, the future of farming is extremely bright.…

Marketing board reviewing dairy quota

January 1, 2017

VANCOUVER – The BC Milk Marketing Board is beginning another review of its quota and…

Hazelnut growers optimistic

November 1, 2016

CHILLIWACK – The BC hazelnut industry has bottomed out, BC Hazelnut Growers’ Association director Thom…

David Schmidt honored with lifetime achievement award

November 1, 2016

SASKATOON – Country Life in BC’s own David Schmidt was honoured with a lifetime achievement…

Port development trumps BC agriculture: federal minister MacAuley

October 1, 2016

VANCOUVER – Lower Mainland farmland could be sacrificed to ensure agri-food exports can move to…

FARM NEWS UPDATE

October 14, 2026

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Beekman Auctions raised more than $14,000 Wednesday night for Tiny Strong Together to help purchase new equipment for the maternity ward at Chilliwack General Hospital. The money was raised during a live auction at Chilliwack's Heritage Park held in conjunction with a free dinner serving about 1,500 people. The auction -- a new addition to the annual supper event -- was led by auctioneer Ken Friesen and featured sponsored prizes like Abbotsford Canucks tickets, gift cards, cakes and a special-edition Carhartt Beekman hoodie. "We get great support from the community," says Beekman's Gary Baars.

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That's amazing 👏

Amazing job to all! Congratulations Ken Friesen on using your gift to raise money!

Way to go Ken

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At BC Sheep Federation's annual conference in Coombs this weekend, BC Meats president Bonnie Windsor said BC's Best Butcher competition was created more than three years ago because, "We are so short on butchers everywhere. We need to get more people in the industry." She added the competition encourages butchers to think differently about whole carcass use by giving participants unusual cuts like pork legs. "I want to challenge them," she told sheep producers. She also wants to see restaurants think about whole carcasses, rather than "leaving the industry saddled."

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I recognize that hair. You’re rooms are ready here.😊

This is well said! I love being a part of the the BC meats community, and the BC Best Butcher Competition!

My son is a journeyman meat cutter (TRU grad). Highest wage with 10+ years experience is $26/hr. Hard to promote a skilled trade when wages are not competitive.

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Premier David Eby has promised to loosen local-sourcing rules for food processors in the ALR if re-elected, even before results of the province’s public consultation have been released. The BC Agriculture Council says the pledge undermines a process farmers took part in good faith. Today's Farm News Update from Country Life in BC looks at where the parties stand on agriculture ahead of the October 24 vote. www.countrylifeinbc.com/premier-called-out-over-alr-pledge/

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But he doesn't support local organizations that allow residents to grow their own food like the Blenkinsop Community Agricultural Centre

The party that gets rid of unnecessary and restrictive farm related rules in the ALR is the one that would get my support

Didn’t need a campaign to do this, you had a majority.

We can only hope.

Yes, but based on history, can you believe him?

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I don’t trust him so it doesn’t matter what he says 🤷‍♀️

Ndp has had a decade to fix the alr and alc, too little too late. Eby's time is up

Does he even understand the ALR and it's limitations? Doesn't appear that he does..

End EB!!!

Protect the ALR. Vote Green

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It was another sell-out at the 31st annual Fort Langley Cranberry Festival on Saturday with organizers selling 5,000 pounds of locally-grown, fresh berries in less than five hours. Youth from the Fort Langley Lions Club's Young Lions program scooped, bagged and weighed several pallets' worth of cranberries. Ocean Spray donated the berries, which the public bought to benefit the community. Local grower The Bog was also selling fresh berries, having brought 2,700 pounds, which were on track to sell out by the end of the#BCAgt.

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