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Animal activists target abattoir

March 1, 2023 byPeter Mitham

Video footage from surveillance cameras installed at Meadow Valley Meats in Pitt Meadows is underscoring the ongoing threat local livestock operations face from animal activists. Thousands of hours of footage handed over to the province on February 22 show what the group Animal Justice Canada alleges is the criminal mistreatment of animals and improper slaughter …

Carbon tax rebate announced

March 1, 2023 byPeter Mitham

This week’s provincial budget delivered on a long-time wish of the agriculture sector by nixing the carbon tax rebate program in favour of a point-of-sale reduction similar to what exists in other jurisdictions. The change is one the BC Agriculture Council and greenhouse growers have been urging for years, most recently during the Ag Days …

Federal tax targets homes

March 1, 2023 byPeter Mitham

Concerns are growing that a new federal tax designed to curb foreign speculation on residential real estate in Canada could take farmers by surprise. The so-called Underused Housing Tax is part of a package of measures that took effect January 1, including a two-year ban on foreign ownership. The new UHT could see foreign nationals …

Farmers question regenerative ag agenda

March 1, 2023 byKathleen Gibson

ABBOTSFORD – A new strategic framework for regenerative agriculture and agritech marked Pam Alexis’s first major event as the province’s agriculture minister when she addressed the Pacific Agriculture Show in Abbotsford on January 26. The framework puts a fresh stamp on the province’s development of a Regenerative Agriculture and Agritech Network (RAAN), a priority in …

Market garden powered by solar energy

February 1, 2023 byTracey Fredrickson

SKOOKUMCHUK – Jessica and Harold Tichenor have renovated several properties over the years, developing their building and gardening skills to where they could tackle extremely challenging projects. At a point in their lives when most farmers are thinking about retirement, they bought an off-grid property in the East Kootenays that turned out to be one …

Province looks beyond timber

February 22, 2023 byTom Walker

The province announced $25 million on February 15 to support the creation of eight additional Forest Landscape Planning tables (FLPs). “This is a positive step towards improved consideration of non-timber forest values,” says Werner Stump, vice-president of the BC Cattlemen’s Association. “Equally important will be the realization that how we have been managing the landscape …

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