A legislature committee is requesting submissions regarding soil health and carbon sequestration as part of a consultation designed to inform the province’s agritech and regenerative agriculture strategy. The Select Standing Committee on Agriculture, Fish and Food is accepting written submissions through November 17. Public meetings will be scheduled for November. “Committee members are interested in …
Drought threatens feed supply
Ranchers and livestock producers took it on the chin in 2021 and into 2022 as the heat dome then a deep drought curtailed forage production in the Interior and on the Prairies. A repeat performance is shaping up this year, with low moisture levels on the Prairies set to reduce yields of feedgrains. This will …
Province files AgriRecovery request
The province has asked Ottawa to support an AgriRecovery program for the province’s beef sector, days after representatives of the province’s grape and wine sector asked agriculture minister Pam Alexis for similar support in response to last December’s devastating freeze event that killed a third of their vineyards. “I have spoken with federal minister [Marie-Claude] …
Langley seeks deregulation
A three-month consultation period is underway in the Township of Langley as the municipality seeks ways to reduce the red tape preventing farmers from farming. The township has asked the Langley Farmers Institute to gather feedback prior to any changes. “Our municipal government has approached us to do an analysis of the pros and cons …
World’s best vermouth from Vancouver Island
ESQUIMALT – A taste for local has won a Vancouver Island business global attention at the 2023 World Vermouth Awards in London, England. Michela and Quinn Palmer of Esquimalt Vermouth and Apéritifs (formally Rootside Provisions Ltd.) create wines that have unique regional taste profiles thanks to growers and foragers across the province. “We’re working with …
Land values “on solid ground”: FCC
Yet another rate hike from the Bank of Canada this week has added to the pressure on anyone seeking credit, but it’s still not enough to slow demand for land. Canada’s central bank, which sets monetary policy for the country, raised its key policy rate to 5% on July 12, warning that further increases may …