A crowd of more than 400 guests gathered at the Clarion Hotel in Abbotsford on January 24 for fellowship, fundraising and celebrating some of BC’s agricultural leaders. The annual BC Agriculture Council gala welcomed dignitaries including Premier David Eby and his BC United counterpart Kevin Falcon, as well as provincial agriculture minister Pam Alexis and …
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Community spirit honoured at gala
Five leaders in BC’s agricultural community were honoured at the BC Agriculture Council’s annual gala on January 25. Dairy farmers Jimi Meyer and Hallie Jacobs were honoured with the Scotiabank Champion of Agriculture award for their support of Fraser Valley dairy farmers following the flooding in November 2021. “Our initial goal was just to bring …
AITC funding in limbo
The province has missed a deadline to fund the BC School Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Program, an initiative of the BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation. AITC had asked the province for a response by May 10 so it could make arrangements with farmers and prepare to roll out the program when a new school …
Canada recognizes agriculture
The first half of February includes several key dates for raising awareness of the challenges agriculture in Canada faces. On the one hand, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture proclaims Food Freedom Day, the date by which estimates suggest the typical family has earned enough money to pay its food bill for the year. It’s modelled …