Opening farmland to processors draws pushback
Farm groups united in opposition to open ALR to more processing
BURNABY – The Agricultural Land Commission has come out swinging against the province’s proposal to eliminate a rule requiring processors located in the Agricultural Land Reserve to source at least half their ingredients from BC growers. “The proposal represents a significant policy shift that has not been supported by evidence demonstrating the need for change …
Boon heads to Saskatchewan
BC ranchers and the agriculture sector at large is losing a champion as Kevin Boon…
UBC appoints new agriculture dean
Two years after Rickey Yada’s departure as dean, UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems…
ALC opposes province’s rule change
The Agricultural Land Commission has come out swinging against the province’s proposal to eliminate a…
Potato field day caps solid season
One of the largest gatherings of the BC farm sector took place at Lundstrum Farms…
Ag critic Paton goes independent
Delta South MLA Ian Paton parted ways with the Conservative Party of BC on August…
BC leads livestock tax deferrals
BC has the largest number of regions qualifying for the federal government’s livestock tax deferral…
Orchard embraces leasing to preserve family legacy
KELOWNA – When equipment was removing the apple trees from his orchard in spring 2025,…
Water restrictions collide with wildfire season
SUMMERLAND – Water management is in the spotlight following unprecedented irrigation restrictions and aggressive wildfires…
Succession sales in spotlight
Ontario’s Northlight Wine Collective has purchased Meyer Family Vineyards and Mayhem Wines of Okanagan Falls.…
Abbotsford funds organic blueberry initiative
Organic BC is using funding from the Abbotsford Community Foundation to build domestic markets for…
Young Leader heads to Winnipeg
Vanderhoof rancher Sarah MacDonald is in Winnipeg this week, one of 23 semi-finalists vying for…
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,…
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October 1, 2026
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