Peter Mitham

High production costs, narrow margins and market opportunities were key topics of discussion at the BC Dairy Industry Conference in Vancouver last week. A pre-conference meeting of producers with…

Higher land costs translate to higher rents for farmers who lease their land, according to a recently released analysis of farmland rental rates from Farm Credit Canada. The annual analysis…

BC FIRB is challenging BC’s path forward with the Western Milk Pool. Of primary concern is a plan for the BC Milk Marketing Board and the BC Dairy Association to share resources pursuant to memoranda…

The BC Farm Industry Review Board has found the BC Milk Marketing Board violated its pledge to not involve itself in the financing arrangements for Dairy Innovation West, the new processing plant…

Ontario-based greenhouse grower Mucci Farms has had its application to market produce in BC denied by the BC Vegetable Marketing Commission. Mucci currently supplies produce to the BC market as a…

BC Supreme Court approved an order August 26 for the sale of assets held by BC Tree Fruits Co-operative as the packinghouse seeks the monies needed to satisfy its creditors. A sale and investment…

New rules that come into play in December will govern exchanges of dairy quota taking place on or after January 1, 2025. The changes, which aim for an exchange model that reflects current market…

Boosted by the first quota increases since the last free trade deal was signed, BC dairy producers have set their sights on market growth in the years ahead. A focus on attracting processor investment…

Water for agriculture is among the top priorities for the new provincial government, and the ripple effects of on-farm practices are in the spotlight as the Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) invites…

The province’s largest agriculture show takes place January 23-25 at Tradex in Abbotsford, and exhibitors are ready. “There’s real demand,” says Pacific Agriculture Show organizer Jim Shepard.