By Adrian Spitters, FCSI, CFP, FMA and Win Wachsmann You’ve poured your life into your farm and now it’s time to change your life’s focus. You will pass on…
From Agrifair. We are ready to help you plan your weekend at the FAIR! 1) Friday Aug 1- buy the $15 weekend wristband. Hang out at the fair all day or just after…
One of the Fraser Valley’s most controversial political figures, John Les, is once more facing calls for his resignation, this time from the Farm Industry Review Board over his views…
By Mike Archer. As boring as it may sound, one of the most important things governing how money gets spent and misspent and how influence gets brandished and exercised in…
By Mike Archer. Can we please have a more intelligent, educated and useful discussion about whether or not we want to keep abusing animals for the convenience and enrichment of…
From the BC SPCA. The BC SPCA is recommending charges of animal cruelty against eight employees of Canada’s largest dairy farm, following a BC SPCA investigation in Chilliwack. “On June…
Abbotsford Agrifair is gearing up for another season and has begun promoting the event. This year’s show occurs from August 1 to 4. From Kal Tires Go Karts to a…
Options abound even in East Kootenay, despite Bill Bennett’s laugh line. By Andrew MacLeod. In trying to make the case that 90 per cent of British Columbia’s farmland is overprotected,…
From Lana Popham. Yesterday as the ALR legislation was tabled I felt immediate rage. I became someone I rarely am inside that chamber. I yelled at Minister Bennett, I yelled…
Local Food Hubs: Filling the gaps in the local food system Submitted. While global markets have driven down the relative price of food and expanded the variety of foods we…