The provincial government is supporting B.C.’s farmers, communities and First Nations with a new fund to help with increased planning and preparation for agricultural emergencies,…
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Food Affordability Fund launched for rural B.C.
A new fund will help improve the availability and affordability of food in B.C.’s remote, rural and Indigenous communities by strengthening the food supply chain…
Program helps new farmers find land match
More B.C. farmland is being put back into production, providing increased food security for British Columbians, with more than 4,500 hectares (11,300 acres) leased by…
B.C. partners working to get hay to farmers
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food is working with partners to support B.C. farmers and ranchers who are facing challenges due to the current shortage…
Funding support for Indigenous food sovereignty
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food announced July 27 the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Program has been created to support more sustainable food production, community food…
Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program continues
People throughout British Columbia will continue to have improved access to healthy and locally produced foods through the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program. The BC…
B.C. helps farmers prepare for extreme weather
Farmers and ranchers are being supported with a new round of funding to help strengthen their resilience to wildfires, flooding and extreme heat, and mitigate…
New program for ag industry to prepare for extreme weather
B.C. farmers and ranchers can help reduce their risks from extreme weather through a new pilot program that is aiming to improve climate-change preparedness and…
BC DAS expanding to Kootenays
More tree-fruit growers and their orchards will benefit from time-sensitive advice about pest management as B.C.-adapted software becomes available in the Kootenays, which will help…
New round of farmers’ market program funding announced
New funding for the BC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program will help improve access to healthy, locally grown food for lower-income British Columbians and people…