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Johnston’s Packers targeted by activists
CHILLIWACK – Bonnie Windsor is assistant plant manager at Johnston’s Packers Ltd., the largest provincially…
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Changes to slaughter rules taking too long
CHASE – It’s been a year of waiting for the meat processing industry in BC,…
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Ranch takes pasture to plate at face value
by TOM WALKER HEFFLEY CREEK – Taking the bull by the horns is something the…
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Drought risk deepens
A dry spring after two years of record wildfire seasons has producers on edge as…
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Ranchers set to meet
Ottawa announced this week that it had secured expanded market access to Japan for Canadian…
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Young Agrarians land funding
The recent announcement of $375,000 in new funding to support the land matching program coordinated…
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Agriculture investment set to surge
Capital spending by BC agribusinesses is set to rise in 2019, according to Statistics Canada.…
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BC berry growers get a boost
BC berry growers are celebrating the official announcement of renewed funding for breeders seeking to…
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BC Tree Fruits prepares to relocate
BC Tree Fruits Co-operative found a new executive team, and soon it will have a…
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Abattoir operators await provincial action
Ten years after its creation, the BC Association of Abattoirs is waiting for the province…
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The (summer) heat is on
With temperatures set to approach 30 degrees Celsius in BC’s southern Interior this week, the…
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Protest sends warning signal
The invasion of an Abbotsford hog farm by protestors shortly after dawn on April 28…
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Province releases ALC/ALR report
The province has released the final report of the committee appointed to recommend ways to…
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Children can keep helping
Children can continue to help on their family’s farm, even as the province moves to…
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