The $5-million Tree Fruit Climate Resiliency program is supporting three projects in the Kootenays and 64 projects in the Okanagan, the Ministry of Agriculture and…
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Open house Feb. 6 for spongy moth spraying info
To protect City of Cranbrook parks and neighbourhood trees from the invasive spongy moth, the Ministry of Forests will be spraying residential and municipal areas…
Food Affordability Fund launched for rural B.C.
A new fund will help improve the availability and affordability of food in B.C.’s remote, rural and Indigenous communities by strengthening the food supply chain…
B.C. partners working to get hay to farmers
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food is working with partners to support B.C. farmers and ranchers who are facing challenges due to the current shortage…
Funding support for Indigenous food sovereignty
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food announced July 27 the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Program has been created to support more sustainable food production, community food…
Animal disease prevention program open for applications
A $5-million provincial grant program for B.C. farms is now open for applications. The Farmed Animal Disease Program will help B.C. livestock industries prepare for…
Small flock tests positive for H5N1 in RDCK
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed that a small poultry flock in the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) has tested positive for…