MERRITT – BC meat producers are frustrated that the province is spending more time studying how to help them than getting on with acting on its findings. The BC Ministry of Agriculture released an intentions paper September 14 aimed at modernizing rural slaughter practices, but Julia Smith of the Small-Scale Meat Producers Association says the …
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A new generation keeps the family greenhouse growing
SURREY – With locations in Surrey and Delta, Sunnyside Produce Ltd. has steadily grown its greenhouse pepper operation to more than 70 acres in the past 25 years. With annual production of more than 10,000 tonnes, it’s among the largest pepper producers in BC. It’s a notable achievement for what began as a five-acre operation …
BC Beef set to launch
WESTWOLD – A made-in-BC beef brand is finally within sight after five years of work on the part of ranchers. “We will be signing a lease for October 1 with the KML federal processing plant just west of Falkland, and at that point we will have control of the plant to go in and start …
Agrilyze Builds Software for Precision Agriculture
Abbotsford-based i-Open Group of Companies has launched Agrilyze, BC’s first data analytics portal for precision agriculture. Agrilyze is an innovative platform that functions as a singular hub, accessible from any mobile device, that helps farmers with land use management, compliance, traceability, and sustainability, while providing high-quality data to local farmers, researchers and governments across Canada …
Abattoir association calls for action
The provincial election call last week has increased uncertainties for BC abattoir operators, who have seen demand for local meats surge versus last year as a result of COVID-19. An extension of the feedback window on a rural slaughter modernization intentions paper the province released a week before the election call makes sense to Nova …
Beef producers welcome Ishoy
A veteran of Canada’s meat industry is embarking on a new venture this week. Mark Ishoy, the former president of Eastern Meat Solutions Inc. and the Sierra Group of Companies in Ontario, has been appointed to oversee the set up of the new BC Beef Producers Inc. project. The industry-led venture will buy cull cows …