Submitted – In anticipation of a visit by Opposition MLAs to the University of the Fraser Valley this week, Chilliwack MLA John Martin prepared a Top 10 list of reasons…
By Mike Archer. The issue of trying to control the noise from blueberry cannons in Abbotsford should be left exactly where it is … nowhere. First of all; as with…
Climate change and its impact on migration patterns are just two of the suggested possible causes of the Avian Flu crisis which has hit the Lower Mainland and appears to…
Business in Vancouver magazine is reporting that, due to BC’s high concentration of poultry operations in a small area, and the infectious nature of the Avian Flu discovered on Fraser…
Amid assurances from producers and that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that the outbreak of a highly virulent strain of H5N2 Avian Flu is likely under control, the agency…
12/04/14 12:59 – The Globe and Mail is reporting that strain of Avioan Flu which has struck poultry farms in Abbotsford and Chilliwack has been identified and it is a…
TOL. The right for farmers to use audible bird scare devices such as propane cannons is protected by the Provincial Government under the Ministry of Agriculture’s Right to Farm Act….
Business in Vancouver is reporting that prices of agricultural land in the Fraser Valley are higher than anywhere in the country. Farm prices have increased as much as 15% in…
According to Radio Canada International (RCI),”Canada’s farmers are very concerned about the deal and have vowed to continue fighting against it, adding that other Canadians should be concerned about aspects…
From Henry Braun. Are drones an answer for blueberry farmers in their fight against starlings? First picture shows (L-R) John Martin, MLA; promoter of the drone technology Jerry Kroll, President…