They want the BCTFC to live up to promises following the expansion of a packing house in Oliver
The agricultural industry has faced years of climate disasters that have left them stretched thin
Commercial varieties of potatoes aren’t always resilient to disease and climate change
Rising land prices, combined with changing regulations, are driving farmers from the business
Jennifer Deol of There and Back Again Farms worries that without a shift to sustainability, small-scale farming may be a thing of the past
Recommendations were sent off to UBCM and the LMLGA for further consideration
Rebate programs for business tied specifically to investments they make in energy efficiencies
Creston’s Wloka Farms suffers a 100 per cent bud loss on soft fruit trees
Farmers pushing for better pay and protection against cheap imported alternatives
Amy Soranno and Nick Schafter now plan to appeal 30-day sentence
The Hopcotts were named one of Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers
Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer will have their case heard by 3 judges in the B.C. Court of Appeal on Nov. 23
As of Sept. 30, 72% of the country was considered either ‘abnormally dry’ or in ‘moderate to exceptional drought’
Heppell’s Ugly Produce Day distributes vegetables too ugly to sell to those who want them
The Western corn rootworm causes over $1 billion of damage to U.S. corn crops each year
Agricultural workers are harvesting various fruit crops
Program aims to help producers with waste management, air-quality and emissions control