Agriculture

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By the horns: B.C. farm one of Canada’s few specializing in buffalo dairy

It’s much richer’: Comox Valley’s McClintock’s Farm producing a unique product from a unique animal

 

A settlement panel has rejected complaints from the U.S. Trade Representative’s office over how Canada is allocating its dairy import quotas. Dairy cows are seen at a farm Friday, August 31, 2018 in Sainte-Marie-Madelaine Quebec.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Cheering over spilt milk: Canada celebrates win in U.S. dairy dispute

Trade Minister frames latest findings as vindication for Canada’s approach to dairy import quotas

 

Employees of Yellow Point Cranberries work up to their waists in the fields to gather some of this year’s crop. (Duck Paterson photo)

Vancouver Island cranberry farm bringing in the harvest

Yellow Point Cranberries floods fields to float berries for processing

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A barn in a field in East Sooke (John McKinley file photo)

Land access an obstacle for first-generation farmers on Vancouver Island

As established farmers age, the future of farming on Vancouver Island tied to having room to grow

A barn in a field in East Sooke (John McKinley file photo)
The Canadian Dairy Commission says it’s delaying a planned increase to the farmgate price of milk by three months after calls to pause increases as the food industry grapples with pressure to stabilize food prices. Dairy cows are seen at a farm Friday, August 31, 2018 in Sainte-Marie-Madelaine Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Milk price hike delayed until May to combat grocery inflation

Canadian Dairy Commission planned farmgate increase of 1.77% pushed back 3 months

The Canadian Dairy Commission says it’s delaying a planned increase to the farmgate price of milk by three months after calls to pause increases as the food industry grapples with pressure to stabilize food prices. Dairy cows are seen at a farm Friday, August 31, 2018 in Sainte-Marie-Madelaine Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Ranchers and farmers impacted by the 2023 wildfires and drought can receive a total of up $71 million under a joint federal-provincial program. (Photo courtesy oif West River Farm)

B.C.’s farmers, ranchers receive up to $71 million in wildfire, drought relief

Money covers extraordinary expenses caused by wildfires, drought in 2023

Ranchers and farmers impacted by the 2023 wildfires and drought can receive a total of up $71 million under a joint federal-provincial program. (Photo courtesy oif West River Farm)
Cannabis seedlings at an Aurora Cannabis facilty in 2017 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Orchids, veggies and beer: Canada’s cannabis producers pivot

Tough market for core product finds firms finding complementary products to smooth the bumps

Cannabis seedlings at an Aurora Cannabis facilty in 2017 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Kerri van Kooten-Perras’ giant pumpkin “Walter” won big at the Giant Pumpkins B.C. weigh-off, coming in at 1,152 lbs. Photo courtesy Kerri van Kooten-Perras

Campbell Riverite grows B.C.’s largest pumpkin

Pumpkin, named ‘Walter,’ weighs 1,152 pounds

Kerri van Kooten-Perras’ giant pumpkin “Walter” won big at the Giant Pumpkins B.C. weigh-off, coming in at 1,152 lbs. Photo courtesy Kerri van Kooten-Perras
Okanagan Specialty Fruits has opened a new apple processing facility in Moses Lake, Washington. (Okanagan Specialty Fruits image)

Okanagan Specialty Fruits opens facility in Washington State

Summerland-based company developed nonbrowning Arctic apple

Okanagan Specialty Fruits has opened a new apple processing facility in Moses Lake, Washington. (Okanagan Specialty Fruits image)
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Hay shortage forcing ranchers to offload cattle in northwest B.C.

Cattle ranchers in Hwy 16 corridor to be economically affected for next 2-3 years

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Larry Sluggett shows off some freshly picked corn. (Photo by Tim Collins)

Peninsula family reflects on 140 years of farming and what the future holds

Sluggett farm known for its amazing corn

  • Sep 4, 2023
Larry Sluggett shows off some freshly picked corn. (Photo by Tim Collins)
B.C. farmers say they’re increasingly concerned about climate change and the impacts of extreme weather on food production in the province. People work on a farm as gantry cranes used to load and unload cargo containers from ships sit idle in the distance at Global Container Terminals at Deltaport, in Delta, B.C., on Friday, July 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C.’s agriculture industry at forefront of climate change reality

B.C. producers are still trying to get a clear picture of the damages wrought by the ongoing fires

B.C. farmers say they’re increasingly concerned about climate change and the impacts of extreme weather on food production in the province. People work on a farm as gantry cranes used to load and unload cargo containers from ships sit idle in the distance at Global Container Terminals at Deltaport, in Delta, B.C., on Friday, July 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Judy Snell has been farming for around 25 years, currently on Thistle Dew Farm in Cowichan Valley, where she raises market sheep with the help of her border collies. She also holds sheepdog competitions. (Sarah Simpson photo)

Born to herd

Border collies are all business when it comes to herding sheep

Judy Snell has been farming for around 25 years, currently on Thistle Dew Farm in Cowichan Valley, where she raises market sheep with the help of her border collies. She also holds sheepdog competitions. (Sarah Simpson photo)
Bob Davison has been farming since his teen years. Now in his 90s, he still works on the farm. His favourite apple is the Aurora. (Photo by Leah Campbell)

The secret to growing the beloved Honeycrisp apple

From 34-acres to 120, Davison Orchards Country Village going strong

Bob Davison has been farming since his teen years. Now in his 90s, he still works on the farm. His favourite apple is the Aurora. (Photo by Leah Campbell)
Denise Marchessault lives in Victoria B.C., and teaches online cooking classes. She’s also the author of two cookbooks. (Photo by Deb Garlick)

Your guide to hosting a simple but memorable dinner party

Denise Marchessault, author of The Artful Pie Project, teaches online cooking classes

Denise Marchessault lives in Victoria B.C., and teaches online cooking classes. She’s also the author of two cookbooks. (Photo by Deb Garlick)
A pair of conchuela stink bugs crawl over an amaranth plant at the front of Kathy Crosbie’s Salmon Arm home. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)

Meet the little stinker sucking the life out of B.C. Interior farms and gardens

Conchuela stink bugs causing a real stink for fruit and vegetable growers

A pair of conchuela stink bugs crawl over an amaranth plant at the front of Kathy Crosbie’s Salmon Arm home. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)
Megan Twaits and Jeremy Marotte at Refuge Farm and Foraged Goods in Revelstoke, B.C. (Photo by Josh Piercey/Revelstoke Review)

The seek to the steep: How a Revelstoke couple forages tea for their farming business

Jeremy Marotte and Megan Twaits swapped the nine-to-five for a forest-to-table lifestyle in 2019

Megan Twaits and Jeremy Marotte at Refuge Farm and Foraged Goods in Revelstoke, B.C. (Photo by Josh Piercey/Revelstoke Review)
Sarah Sache owns West River Farm in Rosedale, B.C., with her husband, Gene Sache, and brother-in-law, Grant Sache. She is also vice chair of the board at BC Dairy. (Photo by West River Farm)

A Rosedale dairy farm fights inflation with efficiency

Sarah Sache, the BC Dairy board vice chair, says farms should have a positive impact on the country

Sarah Sache owns West River Farm in Rosedale, B.C., with her husband, Gene Sache, and brother-in-law, Grant Sache. She is also vice chair of the board at BC Dairy. (Photo by West River Farm)
Maan Farms winery manager Gaurav Maan holds a bottle of the 2022 raspberry fruit wine, which recently won an award. (Lauren Collins)

Uncorking a gold medal: B.C.’s Maan Farms wins best fruit wine of the year

In business for over 40 years, the farm has won nearly as many medals as years it’s been in business

Maan Farms winery manager Gaurav Maan holds a bottle of the 2022 raspberry fruit wine, which recently won an award. (Lauren Collins)
Jonathan Knight pulls out two loaves of bread from his hand-built wood fired oven, after harvesting his wheat fields and grinding the wheat on his also hand-built stone ground mill. He runs his farm, WoodGrain Farm, with his partner, Jolene Swain, up in Kispiox Valley, where together they produce vegetables, seeds, flour, lamb and garlic salts. (Photo by WodGrain Farm)

A Red Seal-trained baker heads north to start an organic farm

Jonathan Knight and Jolene Swain run WoodGrain Farm, producing vegetables, lamb and flour

Jonathan Knight pulls out two loaves of bread from his hand-built wood fired oven, after harvesting his wheat fields and grinding the wheat on his also hand-built stone ground mill. He runs his farm, WoodGrain Farm, with his partner, Jolene Swain, up in Kispiox Valley, where together they produce vegetables, seeds, flour, lamb and garlic salts. (Photo by WodGrain Farm)