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News – Chickens banned from backyards in Abbotsford
A CFIS agent catches chickens from a healthy Surrey backyard flock as part of the three-kilometre depopulation protocol in the aftermath of the avian flu outbreak. Photo: Les Bazso/PNG The spectre of...
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News –“Pat Pimm has united us all”
Great story in the Globe and Mail today about the continuing fallout from a leaked cabinet document proposing a reduction of ALC powers, tabled by none other than B.C. agriculture minister Pat Pimm. In...
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News – Ag announcement this morning
A major government agriculture announcement is planned for this morning. The embattled B.C. ag minister isn’t scheduled to speak (although the news release comes from the provincial agriculture...
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News update – Agrifoods export program gets $4.3 million boost
B.C. farmers are set to benefit from a $4.3 million agrifoods export program announced this morning on Granville Island. The B.C. Agrifoods Export Program will provide matching funds to support...
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News – How did the government fund agriculture this year?
The federal and provincial governments recently released a list of projects funded this year under the Growing Forward 2 agreement. It’s an interesting read, not only to see what the governments...
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News – Cross-border shopping for cheap American milk may be coming to an end
The B.C. Dairy Association put out the following press release today, saying the U.S. government’s failure to renew farm subsidies could mean the end of cheap American milk (and Canadian cross-border...
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News – Lilydale charged with transporting chickens in frigid weather
Canada’s largest poultry company is accused of transporting chickens from Chilliwack to its Port Coquitlam plant in freezing temperatures, causing the birds distress and pain. On Wednesday, lawyers...
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News update – Metro board sends Southlands proposal to public hearing
The Metro Vancouver regional planning and agriculture committee voted Friday to hold a public hearing on whether to re-designate the Southlands from agricultural land to urban. Opponents worry the move...
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A great Sunday read – Plans for “more crop per drop” on World Water Day
It was World Water Day yesterday, and in honour of that, this Sunday’s great read is all about irrigation. Agriculture accounts for about 70 percent of water withdrawal worldwide, says this Huffington...
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News – A new agriculture minister, a new direction on the ALR?
Opponents of the provincial government’s proposed changes to the Agriculture Land Reserve may have reason to hope after recently-appointed agriculture minister Norm Letnick reached out to farmers and...
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News – Mixed reaction greets amendments to Bill 24
Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick revealed the results of his brief, province-wide Agriculture Land Reserve (ALR) consultation by announcing formal amendments to Bill 24 late Tuesday afternoon. British...
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Breaking News – Bill 24 vote expected soon
The vote on Bill 24 is expected soon. Follow the action on Twitter: twitter.com/glendaluymes If you missed it, here’s a link to the Globe and Mail’s latest scoop on the backroom politics behind the...
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