News Items tag as: Agriculture

'Passion for peppers:' Business is hot for South Okanagan couple
August 27, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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Anyone who frequents farmers markets in the BC Interior may have spotted Stu Smith and Sarah Harper offering tastings of their hot sauces.
iN VIDEO: An homage to the tumbling tumbleweeds of Kamloops
July 25, 2024 - 6:00 AM

The unique, desert-like landscapes of Kamloops would not be complete without the tumbling tumbleweeds that roll across the roads and rangelands every fall, lending a true Wild West charm to the city.
Meet the bees that live in those blue shelters in North Okanagan fields
June 30, 2024 - 3:30 PM

People often wonder what those blue huts in farmers’ fields in North Okanagan are for. Those huts usually house an often overlooked alfalfa leafcutting bee.
From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
May 04, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back the predicted start date, and all hands are on deck picking the crunchy green spears.
Opposition to pollution from Kelowna fruit packing plant growing
March 19, 2024 - 4:30 PM

Despite a history of warnings and fines dating back to 2019, the Sandher Fruit Packers plant just outside Kelowna city limits in the Ellison area continues to dump pollutants.
Farmland values drop in Okanagan and stay flat Thompson-Nicola: report
March 14, 2024 - 12:00 PM
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The selling price of Canadian farmland grew by 11.3% last year.
High-tech farming coming to 200 acres of Okanagan orchard
March 06, 2024 - 4:30 PM
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The City of Kelowna is partnering with a tech company to bring drones and robots to the local agricultural industry.
Why there are painted quilt squares on barns and buildings in North Okanagan
September 10, 2023 - 6:00 AM

Enderby resident Laurel Neufeld loves to ride her bicycle or motorbike onto country roads with her camera in search of brightly coloured painted quilt squares on barns throughout the North Okanagan.
iN HOLIDAY: B.C. cranberries from farm to Christmas plate
December 16, 2022 - 6:00 AM
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Ruby red cranberries can be seen floating in bogs on farms in the Lower Mainland during the harvest in the fall, in spectacular splashes of colour.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

News Items tag as: Agriculture

'Passion for peppers:' Business is hot for South Okanagan couple

iN VIDEO: An homage to the tumbling tumbleweeds of Kamloops

Meet the bees that live in those blue shelters in North Okanagan fields

From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges

Opposition to pollution from Kelowna fruit packing plant growing

Farmland values drop in Okanagan and stay flat Thompson-Nicola: report

High-tech farming coming to 200 acres of Okanagan orchard

Why there are painted quilt squares on barns and buildings in North Okanagan

iN HOLIDAY: B.C. cranberries from farm to Christmas plate

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