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With no immediate end in sight for the Canada Post strike, we have uploaded the October edition of Country Life in BC to our website. While it's not the preferred way to view the paper for most of our subscribers, we're grateful to have a digital option to share with them during the strike. The October paper is printed and will be mailed soon as CP gets back to work! In the meantime, enjoy!
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The province has launched a three-week consultation on proposed changes to groundwater licensing that would exempt those using two cubic metres or less per day from requiring authorization (water licence or use approval). The province says small livestock operations (for example, those with up to 40 head of cattle or horses) would benefit. Groundwater use in areas with "scarcity issues" would still require a licence. The survey closes October 17; further details are available from EngageBC at ... See MoreSee Less

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There is already more than enough licences on these water ways and clearly not sustainable as it is.

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We’re back from Winnipeg and a very successful Canadian Farm Writers conference where Country Life in BC won no less than nine national awards for journalism and photography – our best showing yet! Congratulations to columnists Kathleen Gibson and Bob Collins, feature writers Tracey Fredrickson, Ronda Payne and Tom Walker, and our resident photographer Myrna Stark Leader. The recognition they received on Saturday night put them in the company of the very best farm journalists in the country. We couldn’t be prouder! Congrats also to Kate Ayers and Western Canadian Dairy News for their nod in the communications category. The awards were an exciting finale to an amazing conference hosted by the Manitoba Farm Writers & Broadcasters Association.

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We’re back from Winnipeg and a very successful Canadian Farm Writers conference where Country Life in BC won no less than nine national awards for journalism and photography – our best showing yet! Congratulations to columnists Kathleen Gibson and Bob Collins, feature writers Tracey Fredrickson, Ronda Payne and Tom Walker, and our resident photographer Myrna Stark Leader. The recognition they received on Saturday night put them in the company of the very best farm journalists in the country. We couldn’t be prouder! Congrats also to Kate Ayers and Western Canadian Dairy News for their nod in the communications category. The awards were an exciting finale to an amazing conference hosted by the Manitoba Farm Writers & Broadcasters Association. 

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RegenBC conference emphasizes context

September 29, 2021 byPeter Mitham

Regenerative agriculture means working with nature not against it, but how technology fits into the picture is another question.

An average of 200 people participated in this first two nights of the RegenBC conference the province hosted this week. The event is the first public initiative as part of the Regenerative Agriculture and Agritech Network the province aims to develop.

Welcoming participants, BC Agriculture minister Lana Popham said technology can complement and advance what farmers are already doing to make agriculture more sustainable and a positive contributor to the environment.

But as she discovered, much depends on who’s wielding the technology.

During her opening remarks, activists disrupted the proceedings with digital graffiti calling for an end to fur farming. The activists gained control despite the conference being password protected.

Organizers disabled the chat function for the remainder of the event, preventing live question periods and conversations among participants.

The disruption was contrary to the positive spirit most participants displayed.

“We’ve got a big job and we all need to be pulling in the same direction,” said Organic BC co-president Heather Stretch in her opening remarks on the second night.

To get there, Tristan Banwell of Spray Creek Ranch in Lillooet said farmers need to get talking to one another and find out what’s working and how those practices can be adapted and applied on their own farms.

Heather Meberg of E.S. Cropconsult, which helps growers practice integrated pest management on more than 10,000 acres in the Lower Mainland, agreed.

“If [farmers] can see and touch it, and see that it makes sense, they’re going to adapt it,” she said of new practices and technology.

With success of growers like Spray Creek, Wild Flight Farm in Mara and Covert Farms in Oliver, local growers have several models.

The third night of the conference will present others, including keynote speaker Jeff Lee of Honey Bee Zen Apiaries in the Kootenays discussing how technology can play a role.

 

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