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Water cut to growers

August 2, 2023 byPeter Mitham

A growing number of what the province tactfully calls “suspected unauthorized users” are being ordered to stop groundwater extractions, jeopardizing their operations. A total of 17 users on Vancouver Island have received orders to date, including 10 in the Koksilah and seven in the Tsolum watersheds, Connie Chapman, acting director of the Water Management Branch …

New federal minister

August 2, 2023 byPeter Mitham

What’s old is new again as Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet in what many say sets the stage for a general election. Lawrence MacAulay was reappointed to the agriculture portfolio following a four-year stint as minister of veterans affairs and associate minister of national defence. He succeeds Marie-Claude Bibeau, who was transferred to be minister …

Food Day in Canada milestone

August 2, 2023 byPeter Mitham

A long-standing day to celebrate food in Canada will be officially recognized this year on its 20th anniversary. Food Day in Canada, which has long had the support of politicians who issue statements applauding the farmers, processors and chefs who are key players in making food in Canada what it is, won official recognition this …

Cowichan Bay project set to swamp farmland

July 5, 2023 byKate Ayers

DUNCAN – The province’s emphasis on food security is being undercut by competing interests that, in the most recent case, threaten to literally swamp a productive farm in the Cowichan Valley. A watershed planning agreement the province signed in May with the Cowichan Tribes will see Cowichan Bay’s historic Dinsdale Farm become a marsh. The …

Province funds feed access

July 26, 2023 byPeter Mitham

The province updated industry this week on efforts announced July 14 to match producers with feed supplies. Access to Feed, a provincially funded program delivered in partnership with the BC Cattlemen’s Association, will see BC Cattlemen’s match sellers of hay and feed domestically across Canada and internationally with farmers and producers. The program is providing …

Livestock health in spotlight

July 26, 2023 byPeter Mitham

The health of Canada’s livestock took centre stage as federal, provincial and territorial ministers of agriculture emerged from their annual meeting in Fredericton last week. During the closing press conference where ministers summarized their work, federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced the establishment of a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine bank. The most recent federal budget …

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