Province makes appointments

A new year means a new lease on life for many government appointees, and new responsibilities for others.

The turn of the year saw Joe Deuling appointed December 31 to the Agricultural Land Commission. The following day, Robert Haywood-Farmer had his appointment renewed. Both men serve on the commission’s Interior panel.

However, the system of regional panels is set to end with the passage last year of Bill 15. This promises changes to the commission’s make-up. Coincidentally, terms for 11 of the commission’s 15 members expire in October.

Commission chair Jennifer Dyson and commissioner Linda Michaluk are the only two appointees besides Deuling and Haywood-Farmer whose terms extend beyond October.

Meanwhile, communications consultant and erstwhile Country Life in BC contributor Tamara Leigh was reappointed to the BC Farm Industry Review Board through July 31, 2022. A month earlier, Harveen Thauli and David Zirnhelt were appointed to FIRB for a term ending July 31, 2021.

December also saw Debbie Etsell reappointed chair of the BC Vegetable Marketing Commission until December 31, 2021. The appointment will ensure a measure of continuity as the commission grapples with issues related to the future of regulated vegetable marketing in the province, including a new strategic plan.

More recently, Kevin Klippenstein was reappointed chair of the BC Turkey Marketing Board. The one-year appointment expires January 14, 2021.

2 weeks ago

With the 2022 cherry packing season done, the packing line at Northern Cherries in Kelowna was getting a final clean-up, an important part in producing a food grade product. This was one of two packing houses in Kelowna that were part of the pilot to send BC cherries to South Korea this summer. The privately owned plant expanded in 2019 to pack more cherries. These three workers are part of the large contingent of foreign workers that enables operation of the plant and it's substantial cherry orchards. ... See MoreSee Less

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Gotta love our BC Cherries and the humans that help to share them around the world from BC

BC's poultry industry returned to red-level biosecurity protocols September 12 with the discovery of highly pathogenic avian influenza on a Chilliwack poultry farm. Premises within a 3 km distance of the infected farm will be under quarantine, and destruction of the affected flock will take place later this week. CFIA is expected to announced a 10 km primary control zone that will limit movement on Hwys 1 and 7 between Hope and Chilliwack. This is the 19th premises in BC infected with AI this year, and the first since a small flock in Langley tested positive in June. ... See MoreSee Less

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I really needed life to get back to normal for longer than 5 minutes. 😕

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The gov is destroying our food sources

more fear porn lies

4 weeks ago

BC Cranberry Marketing Commission chair Kalpna Solanki said it was good to have government on hand at the August 30 field day hosted by Hopcott Farms so they would learn more about the crop and farmers’ needs. More than 120 attended and Solanki said people were thrilled to be there, to be able to network and catch up. It was the first full-scale field day since 2019.” ... See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

To date, just $46 million has been allocated to help producers recover from last winter’s historic floods in the province, far below the $228 million recovery package announced by federal and provincial governments earlier this year. BC Ministry of Agriculture staff are currently assisting farmers with applications at more than 450 sites. Funding is available to cover expenses including livestock feed, shelter, fencing, the loss of perennial plants not raised for resale and returning land to agricultural production. The deadline for applications is next Wednesday, August 31. For more information, visit buff.ly/3CAe0u7 ... See MoreSee Less

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Hopefully some of this can be reallocated to help producers who are now being affected by debris flows and other consequences of wildfires and flooding.

New weather event carnage . Digging out ag equipment at Bar FX Ranch from flash flood that happened on August 23/22, Hwy 8. This 1032 bale wagon almost ended up in the Nicola River .

Sadly this is typical of any government ‘package’. Delays and red tape. Meanwhile, those with losses and setbacks continue to suffer.

First time that I hear about a dead line for application of August 31. I see this is for flooding not for those affected by the fires last year.

I am a flood survivor and can tell you..Yes it takes time and Yes the government never gets it right but we have received funding for feed loss, crop loss and now structure repair. The main photo is my farm. My brother and his wife worked hard to submit quotes and inventory loss in order recieve the funding. Agri-recovery will help you cover costs.

One could die of old age waiting for government assistance.

Send the bill to the logging companies.

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Slim pickins! Cold winter weather and the cooler spring have profoundly affected BC peach crops, with some producers reporting little or no production this year. Paynter’s Fruit Market in West Kelowna typically offers 10 varieties of peaches but only two managed to pull through winter. “Everything else was wiped out,” says Jennay Oliver. buff.ly/3QVWo0f ... See MoreSee Less

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So happy to be able to get peaches from further south than Kelowna, but sure not so easy to come by as in past years. What has increased is the price per pound, as it should given supply and demand. And honestly no store bought peach tastes like local peaches.

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