Regulatory hurdles threaten farm income solutions
Powell River farmers struggle as ALC blocks diversification plans
POWELL RIVER – Two decades of farming on the Sunshine Coast could be nearing their end for a Powell River couple following the Agricultural Land Commission’s rejection of proposals aimed at diversifying their operation. “It’s not easy. With the cost of everything going up, most farmers are starting to go, ‘hey, we’ve got to diversify,’” …
Summer school cultivates future farmers
CHILLIWACK – There’s a high school in Chilliwack where summer school has a waitlist. “Every…
Apple commission vote underway
BC apples growers should know within two weeks whether or not a proposed apple marketing…
New nursery specialist appointed
The landscape and nursery sector has a new specialist at the BC Ministry of Agriculture…
Comeau reappointed to milk board
BC Milk Marketing Board chair Janice Comeau has been reappointed to the role for a…
Shrinking cattle herd drives prices to record highs
CRANBROOK – North America’s cattle markets are largely explained by simple supply and demand. When…
Red biosecurity remains for poultry
The province’s chief vet has lifted an order requiring regulated poultry producers to keep their…
BC distanced from TB concerns
BC dairy producers have little to worry about following the discovery of bovine tuberculosis (TB)…
SFU berry research moves forward
A team led by Simon Fraser University plant genomics researcher Jim Mattsson is taking its…
Apple growers vote on marketing commission
BC apple growers will soon vote whether or not to establish an apple marketing commission,…
Fraser Valley recycles ag plastics
A long-standing plastics recycling program in the District of Kent is expanding to the Fraser…
BC minimum wage increases
Seasonally adjusted figures indicate rising employment in the BC farm sector this year, and those…
Industry champion named BC’s best grape grower
KELOWNA – Colleen Ingram’s enthusiasm for collaboration within the BC wine industry is so great…
Crown land conflicts reveal policy gaps
DAWSON CREEK – Recent investigations are calling for more oversight over range use practices surrounding…
Algoma comes to BC
Canada’s largest independent apple grower is moving into BC following the purchase of the last…
Study promotes beneficial fire
Fighting fire with fire is the focus of Beneficial Fire in BC, a report released…
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July 23, 2025
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