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 [...]
Innovation Award Winner Creates New Opportunities for Canadian Dairy
And the award goes to…Philip Vanderpol, president and CEO of Vitalus Nutrition! The visionary entrepreneur was honoured with IAF’s 2018 Award of Excellence for Innovation [...]
BC Buy Local Award of Excellence
Congratulations again to Kirk Homenick, winner of the inaugural BC Buy Local Award of Excellence! The president of Naturally Homegrown Foods was recognized in 2017 [...]
Driediger Farms Enjoys Record Numbers
For locals and tourists alike, Driediger Farms Market offers an irresistible Fraser Valley destination, with an abundance of fresh and frozen berries, a bounty of [...]
Poultry Production Goes Paperless
The first of its kind in Canadian poultry production, the BC Chicken Marketing Board’s new Grower Dashboard is pioneering how BC poultry farms are managed. [...]
Protecting the Future of Food & Farmland in Kelowna
The City of Kelowna is looking forward to their agricultural future, thanks to their newly updated ag plan. After an 18-month planning process and extensive [...]
