News Items tag as: Okanagan vineyards

MATCHMAKING SERVICE: Young Agrarians hook up wannabe farmers with land in Okanagan
October 26, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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An organization that matches young, aspiring farmers to landholders has noticed fewer people are investing in orchards and vineyards in the Okanagan following the industry’s challenges this year.
Smoky skies are delaying the Okanagan's grape harvest
September 15, 2020 - 7:30 PM

The Okanagan valley’s grape growers were enjoying last month’s heat and sunshine that carried into September, helping make up for a cool and overly wet start to the grape growing season.
Late season wasp infestation a concern for some Okanagan vineyards
September 25, 2019 - 7:00 AM
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PENTICTON - Okanagan grape growers are monitoring their vineyards closely as a late-season pest makes a sudden appearance.
Kelowna's Sperling Vineyards wins gold for Riesling
June 22, 2019 - 8:00 AM
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KELOWNA - In the 2019 Decanter Wine Awards, seven gold awards were awarded for non-icewines in Canada.
iN VIDEO: Tending grapevines isn't just a daytime activity
May 05, 2019 - 9:30 AM

PENTICTON - There’s a perennial pest that invades Okanagan vineyards in early spring that, if left uncontrolled well... might not ruin the year’s vintage, but will certainly result in less of it.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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iN VIDEO: How a Kamloops bakery makes its popular sourdough bread
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Nebraska judge's ruling moves the state closer to legalizing medical marijuana
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Three weeks after Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved medical marijuana the state moved a step closer to allowing it Tuesday when a judge ruled that the petitions that put the question on the ballot were valid.

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When most people think of assembly lines they think of cars, toys or things you find on a department store shelf. A factory in Kelowna has an assembly line for houses that builds them quickly, sustainably and economically. SRI Homes is a co

MATCHMAKING SERVICE: Young Agrarians hook up wannabe farmers with land in Okanagan