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New meat producer association launched
MERRITT – Small-scale meat producers across BC are banding together to form a new association…
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Province urged to regulate farmhouse size
VANCOUVER – Metro Vancouver’s submission to the nine-member advisory committee appointed to recommend ways to revitalize…
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Fraser Valley bee shortage overstated
DELTA – BC blueberry farmers and some apiarists were left scratching their heads after it…
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Vole control in blueberries
LANGLEY – Vole, mouse, shrew or mole: researcher Sofi Hindmarch wants to help blueberry growers…
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Farmers’ markets aiming for greater share
VICTORIA – Renewed efforts to promote BC farmers’ markets are in the works following a…
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Chicken growers demand pricing parity
VANCOUVER – The new chicken pricing formula, which took effect last June, is an improvement…
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Organic growers prep for new labelling regs
ABBOTSFORD – Provincial regulations governing the use of the term “organic” come into force on…
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Optimistic outlook for beef sector
VERNON – Kee Jim is bullish on beef. “I feel very strongly that the participants…
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Weed will be an ag product unlike any other
ABBOTSFORD – Growers hoping to cash in on Canada’s newest legal cash crop face plenty…
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Processor capacity challenges small-scale farmers
MERRITT – Small scale abattoirs are closing across BC and that is an increasing concern…
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Producers need training for disaster response
ABBOTSFORD – It is critical for the livestock industry to have both an emergency response…
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ALR sessions closed to public
VICTORIA – The public engagement process aimed at gathering feedback towards revitalization of the 45-year-old…
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Province launches ALR review
Panel includes veterans, critics of farmland policies VICTORIA – The province kicked off the new…
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The Back 40: It’s time for farmers to speak up
British Columbia’s Agricultural Land Reserve is about to mark its 45th anniversary. The landmark legislation…
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