Water restrictions collide with wildfire season
Irrigated land blocked fires advancing into communities
SUMMERLAND – Water management is in the spotlight following unprecedented irrigation restrictions and aggressive wildfires across the southern Interior Summerland grabbed international headlines as the Bald Range wildfire raced from the hamlet of Faulder to the edge of town within hours of ignition on August 7, destroying homes, farms and disrupting power and water treatment …
Dairy sector selects new entrants
Despite a greater number of applicants this year, the BC Milk Marketing Board has accepted…
KPU sets up research hopyard
Kwantlen Polytechnic University has set up a research hopyard at the Molson Coors plant in…
Cash Flows
VERNON – Water restrictions intensified across the southern Interior in late July, with record low…
Peace agriculture faces threat from hydro project
The province is considering building a brand new 750 megawatt dam on the Peace River,…
WorkSafeBC releases preliminary rates
WorkSafeBC announced preliminary premiums for 2027 on July 13, with most agriculture sectors seeing a…
BCPVGA hires general manager
Clayton Botkin has been appointed general manager of the BC Potato and Vegetable Growers Association…
Fish protection orders loom
The province is doing its utmost to hold off on fish protection orders that would…
Ottawa commits $20M to flood mitigation
Ottawa has committed $20 million towards cost-shared planning and initial project management work to address…
Okanagan 4-H holds stock show
The annual Okanagan 4-H Stock Show takes place July 7-11, with 26 steers available to…
BCAC plans farmland trust
A farmland trust will be established this fall to help BC farmers transition land at…
Drought forces Salmon River farmers to act
WESTWOLD – Hay producer Clay Abel knows it isn’t a matter of if, but when,…
Table grape growers eye opportunities
LANGLEY – Gorgi Petkov still remembers the big, juicy table grapes grown in his home…
Full circle for Okanagan Specialty Fruits
BC biotech success story Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc. (OSF) is once more BC-owned, following its…
BCAC policy forum kicks off
Penticton is the scene this week for the BC Agriculture Council’s new flagship event for…
Chilco Ranch practices honoured
Hanceville’s Chilco Ranch-Miller Ranches Ltd. is this year’s recipient of the BC Cattlemen’s Association Ranch…
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August 19, 2026
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