News Items tag as: BC Ministry of Agriculture

Province providing $4M for BC tree fruit growers following co-op shutdown
September 12, 2024 - 5:00 PM

The BC government is redirecting $4 million to support orchardists who have been affected by the BC Tree Fruit Cooperative shut down.
As Okanagan cherry trees begin to bloom, cold snap damage becomes visible
April 18, 2024 - 4:30 PM
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Cherry growers are seeing the damage this winter’s cold snap has done to their trees as the buds begin to bloom, but one farmer said it’s still too early to tell exactly how bad the damage is.
BC Government lays out plan for devastated fruit, food producers
February 26, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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The BC Government can't say how much, if any money will be set aside specifically for fruit growers that sustained heavy losses for the third year in a row, but it's going to help them prepare for more wild changes in weather in the future.
Avian flu is back on the rise in BC
November 08, 2023 - 12:00 PM

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed several BC poultry farms, including one in the Thompson-Okanagan, have been infected by avian influenza.
Pest that caused $1 billion in damages to US corn found in North Okanagan
September 12, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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A pest that caused $1 billion worth of damages in the U.S. midwest corn industry has just been found in the North Okanagan.
Avian flu outbreak on North Okanagan farm
April 14, 2022 - 11:07 AM

The B.C. government has confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza on a North Okanagan farm.
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News Items tag as: BC Ministry of Agriculture

Province providing $4M for BC tree fruit growers following co-op shutdown

As Okanagan cherry trees begin to bloom, cold snap damage becomes visible

BC Government lays out plan for devastated fruit, food producers

Avian flu is back on the rise in BC

Pest that caused $1 billion in damages to US corn found in North Okanagan

Avian flu outbreak on North Okanagan farm

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