Biopod Paves Way for Greenhouse Innovation
There’s been a lot of buzz over the Surrey BioPod Project recently and with good reason—the joint initiative between the University of Fraser Valley (UFV), [...]
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 [...]
BC Sales Soar for Big Mountain Foods
After wrapping up a year-long local marketing campaign across BC, Big Mountain Foods (BMF) was able to ring in the New Year with record demand [...]
Dairy Farmers Find Multiple Benefits with Robotic Milking
For dairy farmers across Canada, Automated Milking Systems (AMS) represent an increasingly compelling alternative that can help reduce labour costs while increasing milking frequency. Although [...]
Big D’S Sees Big Returns
The pumpkins are coming! And Daniel and Justine Ludwig, owners of Big D’s Bees Honey, couldn’t be more excited about this season’s Pumpkin Fest at [...]
New BMP Means Bright Future for BC Berries
For blueberry growers in BC, there are few varieties that present as many opportunities as ‘Draper.’ Boasting superior size, texture, and flavour, this highbush blueberry [...]
Export Sales Soar for Tartine Tarts
Geraldine Pelletier is looking forward to an exceptional year for her Vancouver company, Tartine Tarts. After persistent efforts to tap into the international market, the [...]
New Technology Sheds New Light on BC Crops
While a love of local has come to define BC culture, not all British Columbians can fully embrace the locavore movement. With limited sunlight in [...]
Buy Local Project Reels in Customers
Skipper Otto’s Community Supported Fishery has a story to tell behind every fillet. And thanks to their Buy Local funded campaign, “Get to know your [...]
Bye Bye Birdy
For fruit growers across the globe, birds are a common bane, particularly for those seeking a quiet, humane and cost-effective mitigation strategy. Starlings are especially [...]
Sweets Success for Delta Chocolatier
There are big things in store for Brockmann’s Chocolates…and bite-sized delights for the rest of us! Although the third-generation family business opened in BC more [...]
Kamloops Plans Ahead with an Agricultural Area Plan
When the City of Kamloops completed its first Agricultural Area Plan in 2013, there was an abundance of action items that lay before it. One [...]
