
Sidney plant lab takes shape
While governments around the world take steps to rein in the COVID-19 pandemic, work continues…

Agriculture drives Okanagan hopes
Agriculture has been touted as a potential driver of BC’s economic recovery from the COVID-19…

Provincial quarantine program working
Seasonal workers and farm businesses continue to benefit from the province’s publicly funded quarantine program,…

Seedy Sunday goes seedless
Vancouver Island Health Authority has told a local Seedy Sunday event to go seedless this…

Warm winter stalls icewine
Despite an early frost at the end of October, the winter’s warm weather has shrivelled…

CP Rail’s plans for extension cause concern
Pitt Meadows could lose more than 100 acres of farmland if CP Rail gets the…

New executive director for Small-Scale Meat Producers
Three years after its formation, the Small-Scale Meat Producers Association has hired an executive director…

New year, new openness
Growers in BC need to be willing to challenge conventional thinking and practices if they…

US holds blueberry hearing
Presentations scheduled for January 12 will give the US International Trade Commission the material need…

Farm property assessments increase
There are more farm properties worth more money in BC this year than there were…

Projects receive Site C funds
Nine projects received awards in December from the BC Hydro Peace Agricultural Compensation Fund. UBC’s…

Farm women encouraged to make their stand
CALGARY – More than 75,000 farm operators in Canada are women – about a third…

Let’s get real about mental wellness on the farm
Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the agriculture industry continues to demonstrate resilience and…

Kelowna school embraces new container farm
KELOWNA – The newest container farm in BC is at Kelowna’s KLO Middle School. Since…

Leasing farmland a vital strategy for farmers
METCHOSIN – While the province has been keen to support land-matching to help new farmers…
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