A Homegrown Solution for BC Hop Growers
As hop growers the world over know, a successful harvest demands a delicate balancing act. With hop cones containing close to 84 percent moisture at [...]
Agri-Food Futures Fund: One Fund, Seven Million in Project Funding
There’s still $7 million in project funding available to BC’s agriculture and agri-food industry through the Agri-Food Futures Fund (AFFF)! Often the unsung hero of [...]
20 Years & Still Growing
2016 marked a significant milestone for BC agriculture and IAF, as we celebrated our 20th anniversary in Abbotsford last April. Along with industry and government, IAF [...]
IAF Delivers Programs to Brew Success in BC
The growth of the craft brewing, cider and distillery industries is no secret in B.C. The B.C. Government estimates the number of craft brewers in has more than doubled since [...]
Helping Processors Meet Retailers Needs
In the world of supply and demand, it makes good business sense to know what your customers want. That’s why BC’s food processors recently completed [...]
Building Local in the Thompson-Shuswap
While the Thompson-Shuswap’s favourable climate, promising land, and diversity of production points to agriculture as a potentially major player in the local economy, regional farming [...]
Aboriginal Branding Adds Value
For Aboriginal communities pursuing economic sustainability, the rise of the value-added agricultural movement provides a promising new direction towards entrepreneurship. Jay Silverberg, who explores Aboriginal [...]
Planting Seeds for New BC Wine Region
Lytton-Lillooet could soon join the ranks of the Okanagan and Cowichan valleys as a destination in BC’s roster of must-visit wine regions. While the number [...]
Best Mulching Practices for Blueberries
In blueberry production, mulches create an optimum environment for root growth and help control weeds. But not all mulches are created equal. Wherever blueberries are grown [...]
Abbotsford Agriculture Strategy
Agriculture generates one out of every five jobs in Abbotsford and has a direct economic impact of $1.8 billion annually. With that many eggs in [...]
Reaping What They Show with Crop Rotation
Crop rotation is the growing of “break crops” in the same field in sequential seasons. This practice yields a variety of benefits, from preventing the [...]
Improving Soil Quality With Manure
Cows give us a lot. Not only do they turn some of what they eat into milk or protein, but even the stuff that passes [...]
