Industry champion named BC’s best grape grower
Colleen Ingram credits entire sector for overcoming challenges
KELOWNA – Colleen Ingram’s enthusiasm for collaboration within the BC wine industry is so great that when she was named 2024 Grower of the Year by the BC Grapegrowers Association, she wanted to share it with the industry. “Given the devastation we have had over the last three years, I feel like this award should …
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…
Driediger Farms for sale
Well-known Langley berry grower Driediger Farms is for sale. “I’ve been looking at different options…
Arts leads BCFGA forward
A combination of organizational management and practical farming experience has primed the new executive director…
BC mourns sheep advocate
A tireless advocate for the BC sheep sector has died. Barbara Ydenberg of Wind’s Reach…
Bringing mental wellness forward
“Employees must stop crying before returning to work.” The decal, spotted recently in the washroom…
Reminiscences of a honeyed career
CRANBROOK – Those involved in the art of keeping bees often mention a lifelong attraction…
Landowners push back against rail trail plans
ARMSTRONG – The 50-kilometre planned Shuswap North Okanagan rail trail from Sicamous to Armstrong remains…
Kelowna abattoir fills critical processing gap
KELOWNA – A Vancouver Island farmer has reactivated and expanded a Kelowna abattoir, providing processing…
Milk board undertakes review
A public consultation on the powers and duties of the BC Milk Marketing Board is…
BC wool value, volume drop
BC sheep producers shipped less wool for less in 2023, reversing strong growth a year…
Agriculture at the polls
The polls will be closed and a new government elected by this time next week,…
BC growers look beyond tariff turbulence
A new global trade environment erupted last week after weeks of threats, but BC agriculture…
BCAC holds AGM
The annual general meeting of the BC Agriculture Council this week hailed a “transformative year”…
Potato acreage declines in 2025
BC potato seeding is down this spring as producers pare acreage. The BC Vegetable Marketing…
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June 4, 2025
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