Dutch Technology Helps BC Growers Pack a Better Pear
While proudly rooted in history and tradition, the sixth-generation Days family farm is looking forward to the future of tree fruit packing in the Okanagan. [...]
US Tradeshow Opens Doors for BC Cherries
We recently caught up with Sutherland S.A. Produce on the heels of their 2019 trade mission to the US. Thanks to Market Development funding under [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Hard Ciders Transform Okanagan Apple Industry
The Dobernigg family has been growing apples in Vernon since 1948, but when the third generation took over the family business, they took a fresh [...]
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 [...]
Okanagan Similkameen Reduces Agricultural Waste
Some projects are so successful, the benefits keep coming and new projects are born. That’s what’s happening in the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen (RDOS). [...]
