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New Animal Health Act advances Agrifoods Strategy: Proposed changes to the Animal Health Act will ensure B.C.'s reputation as a producer of safe and healthy foods and animals. read more; Economy Environment Families Monday, April 30, 2012 1:59 PM
Province, industry partner to boost agrifoods sector: British Columbia's Ministry of Agriculture is partnering with the BC Agriculture Council (BCAC) and industry leaders to find ways to improve competitiveness in the B.C. agrifoods and seafood sectors. read more; Economy Monday, April 30, 2012 9:00 AM
B.C. Fairs Guide a catalogue of family fun: The 2012 Guide to B.C. Fairs and Exhibitions is a directory of 57 celebrations of local foods, entertainment and community across B.C. between May 6 and Sept. 24, and it is available now. read more; Economy Environment Families Saturday, April 28, 2012 11:00 AM
New agreement for B.C.'s food producers coming soon: One of the critical factors in our ability to grow B.C.'s agrifoods sector to a $14-billion-a-year industry by 2017 is a solid working relationship between the governments of B.C. and Canada. read more; Economy Environment Families Wednesday, April 25, 2012 9:45 AM
Province funds farmers' markets five-year plan: A $75,000 grant from the Province will enable B.C.'s farmers' markets to better meet British Columbians' growing demand for fresh and local foods. read more; Economy Environment Families Thursday, April 19, 2012 11:15 AM
$1M boost for school fruit and veggie program: B.C. is providing $1 million to further support school children's access to fresh B.C.-grown fruit and vegetable snacks in the classroom. read more; Education Health Wednesday, April 11, 2012 11:15 AM
$7.6M carbon tax relief supports B.C.'s greenhouse jobs: B.C.'s high-tech greenhouse vegetable and floriculture growers will receive $7.6 million from the Province in carbon tax relief, allowing producers to focus on maintaining their competitive edge and building B.C.'s half-billion-dollar-a-year greenhouse industry. read more; Economy Environment Tuesday, April 3, 2012 11:15 AM
New strategy promotes local food, foreign markets: British Columbia's new agrifoods strategy, released under the BC Jobs Plan, charts a path forward to increasing local food production and processing, while supporting job growth and healthy communities. read more; Economy Families Friday, March 16, 2012 11:15 AM
Amendments to enhance animal welfare and transparency: British Columbians will be able to appeal animal welfare allegations to an independent tribunal instead of having to take the matter to court, as a result of legislative changes to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (PCAA) introduced today. read more; Economy Families Tuesday, March 6, 2012 1:59 PM
Governments of Canada, B.C. help advance beef industry: British Columbia beef producers will benefit from an investment in three projects that will increase the industry's profitability through consumer education and improved market information. read more; Economy Families Friday, February 24, 2012 12:05 PM
New protection for sled dogs in B.C.: A new layer of protection is now in place for sled dogs in British Columbia. The Province, sled dog industry, veterinarians, and the BC SCPA have jointly created Canada's first Sled Dog Code of Practice, and sled dog standards of care regulation to enhance the health and welfare of all sled dogs in B.C. read more; Economy Transportation Monday, February 20, 2012 11:00 AM
B.C. cherries getting ready to fly to China: Okanagan cherries are one step closer to being on the shelves of luxury food markets in cities like Beijing and Shanghai, as co-operative efforts between the governments of British Columbia and Canada continue to make progress in accessing the Chinese marketplace. read more; Economy Thursday, February 9, 2012 1:30 PM
Canada and B.C. help advance tree fruit industry: British Columbia's tree fruit growers will save on operating costs and continue to drive the economy thanks to support from the Governments of Canada and British Columbia to modernize the Okanagan Tree Fruit Cooperative's storage facility in Lake Country. read more; Economy Environment Friday, January 27, 2012 12:30 PM
Making Progress: Agriculture: British Columbia's food producers are looking forward to a new year filled with opportunities as a result of the Province's 2011 record-setting food exports to China, strengthening of the Agricultural Land Commission and the government's role in investing more than $44 million to support B.C. farmers. read more; Economy Environment Families Saturday, December 31, 2011 1:00 PM
Comments requested on ALR on-farm energy creation: The Ministry of Agriculture is inviting British Columbians to contribute to the development of two bylaw standards related to the creation of on-farm energy. read more; Economy Environment Tuesday, December 20, 2011 9:30 AM
West supports marketing choice for grain farmers: Today, Agriculture Ministers from British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan expressed their support for marketing freedom in anticipation of the third reading of Bill C-18, The Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act. read more; Economy Monday, November 28, 2011 8:00 AM
Canada and B.C. increasing agriculture competitiveness: British Columbia's agriculture sector will become more competitive by using a new and upgraded web-based platform that supports business and industry innovation, knowledge sharing and development. read more; Economy Environment Saturday, November 26, 2011 10:30 AM
Changes strengthening Agricultural Land Commission now law: B.C.'s agricultural land now has even greater protection after legislation strengthening the Agricultural Land Commission became law. read more; Economy Environment Friday, November 25, 2011 9:30 AM
McRae responds to WTO's livestock industry ruling: Agriculture Minister Don McRae issued the following statement following the World Trade Organization's (WTO) ruling that U.S Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) measures do not conform with its WTO trade obligations: read more; Economy Environment Friday, November 18, 2011 10:16 AM
Province strengthens Agricultural Land Commission: Farmers and ranchers on Agricultural Reserve Land will have more tools to protect their way of life as a result of proposed legislation, increased funding and other measures to improve the operations of the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC), Minister of Agriculture Don McRae and ALC chair Richard Bullock said. read more; Economy Environment Monday, November 14, 2011 2:26 PM