Sound Technology Reaches New Pitch For BC Pests
With damage to vineyards and tree fruits estimated at over four million annually, growers in the Okanagan-Similkameen have long sought a solution to the problem [...]
Buy BC Helps Local Company Harness Flour Power
Anita’s Organic Mill is out to inspire and connect British Columbians through the love of baking. And thanks to their recent Buy BC project, the [...]
Nanaimo Students Discover the Bees Needs
It’s been a busy summer for Morgan Creek Farm as they embarked on their bee education and planting project! Together with local students, the Nanaimo [...]
Pesticide-Free Alternatives to Combatting Persistent Greenhouse Pests
Persistent greenhouse pests will soon be a thing of the past if Menno Koehoorn has his way. The CEO of TechMist Spray Solutions has been [...]
Student Outreach Initiative Builds Urban Bee Habitat
There are close to 3,000 farms and hundreds of community gardens in Metro Vancouver that rely on native bees for food crop yield and quality. [...]
Sutherland Gets Set For Market Development Tour
We recently sat down with Sutherland S.A. Produce as they prepared to embark on their 2019 export initiative. Thanks to Market Development funding under the [...]
Cook Poultry Like A Pro Campaign Heats Up
When appealing to millennial shoppers, you better have an irresistible message ready to share across multiple online channels. Though an increasing number of British Columbian [...]
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 [...]
