Simplifying Organic Certification
An innovative, province-wide online tool is now available for producers seeking organic certification! Thanks to a project led by the Certified Organic Associations of BC [...]
New Agriculture Plan Offers Reason to Hope
When the Hope Food Collective undertook a Community Food Security Assessment in 2016, there was a clear and consistent message from residents seeking more local [...]
Hoof Health Pilot Paves Way for Dairy Cattle Welfare
As any dairy farmer knows, lameness is the most economically significant herd health and animal welfare issue facing producers. What is often less obvious is [...]
Blueberry Growers Defend Biodiversity
Indigenous to the Fraser Valley, Western Barn Owls can be a berry grower’s best friend, patrolling farm fields at night for voles and other unwelcome [...]
Digging Up The Dirt on Cranberry Field Decline
When it comes to climate, soil conditions and production systems, BC’s cranberry beds are unique compared to other growing regions. Unfortunately, this means that many [...]
Spreading the Word on Japanese Beetle
When the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) discovered Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) in Vancouver, the potential for economic and environmental damage posed by the invasive [...]
FreeYumm Family Celebrates Record Sales
FreeYumm Foods is enjoying a growing BC fan base, thanks to their recent local marketing initiative. After a successful series of outreach and promotional activities, including [...]
A Natural Defense for Poultry Biosecurity
As the pressure to ease antibiotic use in animal agriculture rises within Canada, industry faces the considerable challenge of finding effective alternatives to protect animal [...]
Meals on Wheels Campaign Drives Growth for Lower Mainland Farms
Launched in 2007 by COO and Chef Marcus VonAlbrecht, MAVA Foods maintains a simple but powerful mission—to make food that is good for people and [...]
Richmond Enterprise Expands Gummy Empire
In its quest to make nutrition both fun and functional, Herbaland Naturals has evolved into Canada’s largest manufacturer of nutritional gummy products – but as [...]
Local Start-up Changes Breakfast in BC
Anyone ever in line at a café or deli knows the familiar sight that fruit and yogurt cups present—what is less common (at least in [...]
New BC Product Offers More Nutrition to Diabetics
For Raveen and Shane Kullar, unique needs deserve unique solutions – and fortunately for their Burnaby-based business, finding unique solutions is what IAF is all [...]
