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AUGUST 2022
Vol. 108 Issue 8

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Congratulations to Bar 7 Ranch and the Fossen family of Rock Creek, this year’s national recipient of Canadian Cattle Association’s environmental stewardship award (TESA). The award recognized the Fossens – Doug, Erika and their daughters Adele, Jade and Reine – for their proactive rangeland management (they began experimenting with zero-till practices over 25 years ago), wildfire mitigation efforts and support for wildlife biodiversity. The ranch is home to 350 cow-calf pairs. The award was presented last night during the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Penticton. The conference wraps up tomorrow with the Canadian Cattle Association’s annual meeting. Read more about the Bar 7 Ranch and the Fossen’s commitment to environmental sustainability in the August edition of Country Life in BC. We’ve posted the story to our website: buff.ly/2H3dK8k ... See MoreSee Less

Congratulations to Bar 7 Ranch and the Fossen family of Rock Creek, this year’s national recipient of Canadian Cattle Association’s environmental stewardship award (TESA). The award recognized the Fossens – Doug, Erika and their daughters Adele, Jade and Reine – for their proactive rangeland management (they began experimenting with zero-till practices over 25 years ago), wildfire mitigation efforts and support for wildlife biodiversity. The ranch is home to 350 cow-calf pairs. The award was presented last night during the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Penticton. The conference wraps up tomorrow with the Canadian Cattle Association’s annual meeting. Read more about the Bar 7 Ranch and the Fossen’s commitment to environmental sustainability in the August edition of Country Life in BC. We’ve posted the story to our website: https://buff.ly/2H3dK8k
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congratulations Fossen family

Congratulations!

Congratulations!!

I can't help but wonder what the horses are looking at 😂

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Two of BC’s largest farm equipment dealerships have merged. Douglas Lake Equipment Inc. and Avenue Machinery Corp. announced the merger this week. The combined entity will have eight locations, and has no plans to lay off staff. Read more in this morning's FARM NEWS UPDATE from Country Life in BC. conta.cc/3SIoWvC ... See MoreSee Less

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And the winner is … Country Life in BC contributor Myrna Stark Leader, who tied for first place in the photography awards category at the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists conference in Vingstad, Denmark yesterday. Myrna's photo “Night Moves” on the cover of the August 2021 issue won the IFAJ Star Prize for Photography. The photo shows Eduardo Vaca Castro, a worker at Coral Beach Farms Ltd., one of a crew of 125 workers whose shift started at midnight, allowing the crew to harvest cherries at the coolest part of the day. Congratulations, Myrna! ... See MoreSee Less

And the winner is … Country Life in BC contributor Myrna Stark Leader, who tied for first place in the photography awards category at the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists conference in Vingstad, Denmark yesterday. Myrnas photo “Night Moves” on the cover of the August 2021 issue won the IFAJ Star Prize for Photography. The photo shows Eduardo Vaca Castro, a worker at Coral Beach Farms Ltd., one of a crew of 125 workers whose shift started at midnight, allowing the crew to harvest cherries at the coolest part of the day. Congratulations, Myrna!
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Thanks for the work and the shout out Country Life in BC!

Congratulations Myrna. You are most deserving Of this award.

Congratulations, well done !

Congratulations, Myrna!!!!

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Wonderful accomplishment. Love your photos.

What a magnificent photo! Congratulations.

Congratulations Myrna!!

Congratulations Myrna! A great picture👏🏆

Congratulations! Wow I'll bet your buttons are popping Nettie and rightly so! Super!!!

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Very well deserved!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome!! Congratulations Myrna! 🎉🎉🎉

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The province has extended the Canada-BC Flood Recovery for Food Security Program deadline from June 1 to Aug. 31. The program helps farmers cover uninsured expenses caused by damages in the November 2021 floods, including cleanup, repair and restoration of land, barns and animal shelters, and water and waste systems; returning flood-affected land and buildings to a safe state for agricultural production; repairing uninsurable essential farm infrastructure; repairing structures such as livestock-containment fences; renting temporary production facilities; installing drainage ditches and land-stabilization materials; animal welfare activities such as replacing feed, transporting livestock, veterinary care and mortality disposal; and
replacing perennial plants not grown for sale. Program criteria and application forms are available online: buff.ly/3sVRF4G
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The province has extended the Canada-BC Flood Recovery for Food Security Program deadline from June 1 to Aug. 31. The program helps farmers cover uninsured expenses caused by damages in the November 2021 floods, including cleanup, repair and restoration of land, barns and animal shelters, and water and waste systems; returning flood-affected land and buildings to a safe state for agricultural production;  repairing uninsurable essential farm infrastructure; repairing structures such as livestock-containment fences; renting temporary production facilities; installing drainage ditches and land-stabilization materials; animal welfare activities such as replacing feed, transporting livestock, veterinary care and mortality disposal; and
replacing perennial plants not grown for sale. Program criteria and application forms are available online: https://buff.ly/3sVRF4G
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Wireworms require vigilance

June 29, 2022 byPeter Mitham

Corn growers need to be on top of crop protection this year in order to make the most of a tough season.

Wet weather delayed planting of various feed crops across the province this year by two to three weeks. Growers of forage corn have been particularly affected, with plantings in the Cariboo described as “very behind,” meaning crops may not fully mature, and those in the Fraser Valley facing the risk of above-average pest issues.

“One of the things we’ve learned is early planting helps to defeat things like wireworm, rootworm,” says Alexis Arthur, co-owner of Pacific Forage in Delta. “Well, everything’s been so late. Now when the pests come into play, there’s a larger potential for them to do damage.”

This is because the root systems of the plants are aren’t as well established. The damage occurs at a time when the plants don’t have a head start on their opponents, and this crimps their growth for the rest of the season.

This will be a particular concern this year because forage corn already faces a shorter growing season. This means less time to develop the nutrient profile farmers are looking for, and lower-quality grain.

To give them a fighting chance, Arthur urges growers to be on top of scouting for the signs of infestation.

“Wireworm are out now,” she says. “We really have to be scouting for the trouble guys – the wireworm and the rootworm. We have to be looking to see that what we put in is healthy.”

She recommends that farmers be more aggressive with pest control this year to ensure that crops face as few barriers as possible.

“There should be more herbicide, for those who use it, going out this year than regular,” she says. “We’ve got to help [with] those products in way that we can to try and get to the finish line, so that [the crops] aren’t competing with other things.”

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