Agriculture
Young farmers in B.C. hope new funding will grow their ranks
It’s tough breaking into the industry for new farmers, but recently announced funding in B.C.…
Penticton winery’s red wine blend deemed best in Canada
A Penticton winery’s Merlot blend has earned the title of “wine of the year” by…
Fruit growers facing another rough year if COVID-19 labour issues aren’t sorted out
Lower cherry crops may have disguised the true impact of an ongoing agricultural issue in…
Many small-scale B.C. farmers struggling thanks to high farmland prices
More than two-thirds of the world’s fields, ranches and orchards are owned by one per…
B.C. First Nations reawaken an ancestral practice: agriculture
As a kid, Delbert Good remembers that he would come home from a day of…
How a new Canadian organic farming app is trying to weed out paperwork
Heather Stretch usually spends a few days each winter corralling paperwork that traces her produce…
An agricultural park pitched for Vernon’s BX Ranchlands
The Regional District of North Okanagan is looking into the possibility of turning the BX…
Early winter blast struck end-of-harvest blow to Okanagan apple growers
The early season snow followed by a blast of Arctic air in the southern Interior…
Shuswap barley tea company featured on upcoming episode of Dragons’ Den
A Shuswap barley tea company will be featured in an upcoming episode of the CBC's…
Lake Country orchardist ’not happy’ with district’s response to zoning issue
A Lake Country orchardist is still unimpressed by the district’s decision to temporarily allow him…
Lake Country orchardist not pleased competitor’s complaint forced closure of fruit stand
A Lake Country orchardist is questioning the nature of a complaint that led to the…
One complaint forces Lake Country orchardist to dismantle fruit stand
A Lake Country orchardist who has been using a location along Highway 97 for years…
Essential Okanagan farm workers should have the same rights as citizens: activist group
Despite being called temporary foreign workers, the thousands of people who are essential to getting…
Record sales reported in 2019 for B.C. wineries
B.C. is reporting a record number of sales last year for the province's food and…
Labour shortage, smoke causing delay in Okanagan apple harvest
With a smoky blanket covering the Okanagan for the last week, the Okanagan apple harvest…