Finding a Lactose-Free Solution
People who are lactose intolerant have trouble digesting lactose, the sugar in milk products. Because their bodies don’t produce enough of the enzyme that breaks [...]
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 [...]
AG Plans for Vancouver & Gulf Islands
Increasing public awareness about food and farming on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands has translated into two recently completed Agricultural Area Plans. The Regional [...]
Keeping Bees Buzzing
Beekeepers on Vancouver Island and beyond may find their colonies survive the winter better and have fewer diseases and pests, thanks to a demonstration project [...]
Beefing Up Appeal from Pasture to Plate
Beef lovers are craving a broadening range of product attributes these days; from animal welfare to enhanced nutritional value to environmentally responsible practices, many shoppers [...]
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 [...]
Breeding Exceptional Bees
“The Saskatraz project has been very successful at breeding [honeybees] for increased honey production, wintering ability, tracheal mite and chalk brood resistance. Our stock demonstrates [...]
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 [...]
This Little Lamb Went to Market
Consumer cravings for healthy, convenient products have recently given lamb unprecedented popularity within Canada. Despite this demand, the Canadian lamb producers’ share of its own market [...]
Looking for a Silver Bullet for Silver Scurf
Silver scurf is a major concern for potato growers in the Lower Mainland. The fungus infects potatoes before harvest, and once they are harvested and [...]
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 [...]
BC Corn Hybrid Trials Yield Results
For farmers and ranchers in BC, choosing the best performing corn varieties for silage can be a challenge. Global seed companies develop hundreds of new [...]
