A new company is hoping to quench the thirst for a key ingredient in B.C.’s growing craft beer sector.

Agrifoods producers met with the provincial government to discuss skilled labour initiatives and human resource planning as part of a series of roundtables being held over the coming months with sectors highlighted in the BC Jobs Plan.

The B.C. government and the BC Innovation Council (BCIC) have welcomed new partner Bioenterprise BC to the BC Acceleration Network (BCAN) to support the growth of innovative agri-tech businesses in the province.

Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick celebrated the 10thanniversary of the BC School Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Program at Tradex in Abbotsford.

Singletree Winery is preparing to make their debut in Metro Vancouver's wine and food community with funding from the B.C. government's Buy Local program.

Mark Warawa, member of Parliament for Langley, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, and members of the legislative assembly in B.C. for Abbotsford South and Abbotsford-Mission, Darryl Plecas and Simon Gibson, on behalf of B.C. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick, announced funding for two initiatives worth up to $1.58 million to help B.C. poultry producers re-establish their operations and mitigate the impact of future risks following an outbreak of notifiable avian influenza in the Fraser Valley this past winter.

B.C. raspberry producers will increase their competitiveness by developing new products with the support of the governments of Canada and British Columbia.