Getting the Lay of Land Use
Before embarking on something new, you must first determine where you are. Marketers use surveys; community planners use land use inventories. When local governments need to [...]
Taking BC to the World
British Columbia’s solid reputation for food quality and safety and direct access by land, sea or air to sizeable markets in the United States, Asia, [...]
Down Cows Relieved with Warm Bath
Weighing often more than 600kg, dairy cows can become victims of their own weight if they’re lying down too long after an injury or illness. Often [...]
Commercializing Technology for Food Safety Planning
How can smaller players in the food industry assure their customers about the quality and safety of their products? Some are choosing Icicle, a cloud-based [...]
Export Initiatives Soar Overseas
Two years after the BC Agrifood & Seafood Export Program launched, BC companies representing a multitude of sectors are increasing sales and accessing new international [...]
Lillooet Unveils Agricultural Area Plan
Lillooet was once the tomato capital. Today, ranching and forage crops dominate the local agricultural scene, and the community is taking a closer look at [...]
Pest Control on the Go
Precision agriculture isn’t just for cereal crops anymore. BC-based company, Semios is using wireless technology in orchards and vineyards to monitor pests and apply pheromones [...]
Buy Local Funding Turns the Tide
After a 2009 Supreme Court decision granted five Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations the right to fish commercially within their territories, the Nations collectively launched a gooseneck [...]
Beyond the Market Gives a Hand Up to New Northern Farmers
Since 2010, Community Futures along the BC Highway 16 corridor has been working to support agricultural growth by building community and providing professional development for [...]
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 [...]
The Wonders of Poultry Offal
“Our customers wanted better options for dealing with poultry offal,” says Alex Berland of Passmore Pluckers, a small provincially-licensed poultry abattoir in the West Kootenays. With [...]
A Fresh & Growing Plan for Agriculture on the Sunshine Coast
The completion of an agricultural area plan by the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) could be the beginning of an agricultural revival in the region. [...]
