Farmers must take lead in building public trust
CALGARY, AB – Two-thirds of Canadians consider farmers as trusted sources about the state of…
Foodlands Trust initiative moves forward
KELOWNA – FarmFolk/ CityFolk’s Foodlands Trust project has taken another significant step forward with the…
Research breeds better bees for Vancouver Island
DUNCAN – A new initiative on Vancouver Island is bringing together small-scale and commercial beekeepers…
Buggy season
ABBOTSFORD – 2017 has been “corn Armageddon” for local growers, says BC Ministry of Agriculture…
Beet trials target “seed sovereignty”
VANCOUVER – Visitors to the UBC Farm market on July 22 received a taste of…
Rising from the ashes
KAMLOOPS – With a record wildfire season continuing to burn its way across the province,…
Food testing within reach
PORT ALBERNI – How is it that a tiny island in Washington state has the…
Corn rootworm infesting Fraser Valley crops
ABBOTSFORD – BC farmers have been spared from the damaging effects of corn rootworm. That…
Compensation sought for Clinton backburn debacle
CLINTON – A group of producers is seeking compensation and an apology for damages caused…
Wildfires put hundreds of ranchers at risk
WILLIAMS LAKE – An unprecedented spate of wildfires that erupted across the central Interior in…
Ranchers first line of defense against wildfires
WILLIAMS LAKE – On July 6, Cheryl Monical and her husband Ed noticed smoke over…
Island farmers grapple with armyworm infestation
PORT ALBERNI – A voracious new pest is marching its way through Vancouver Island forage…
Alfalfa winterkill puts chill on Nechako Valley
VANDERHOOF – A wet fall and a lack of snow cover has resulted in winterkill…
Poultry abuse underscores need to measure up
CHILLIWACK – Another horrific case of livestock abuse uncovered by the activist group Mercy for…
Abbotsford seeks exclusion to boost industrial land
ABBOTSFORD – Abbotsford has taken a proposal to exclude a total of 696 acres from…
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