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Monday, May 2, 2022 10:00 AM
Additional federal-provincial funding is coming to the BC Farmers’ Market Expansion Program, further supporting the province's local farmers' markets and vendors.
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Friday, April 29, 2022 8:30 AM
B.C. farmers and producers now have until June 30, 2022, to enrol in the Federal-Provincial-Territorial AgriStability Program, giving them an extra two months to assess their risk-management needs.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022 8:00 AM
After keeping workers and communities safe and healthy for the past two years while preserving B.C.’s food supply, the quarantine program for seasonal agricultural temporary foreign workers will be ending.
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Saturday, February 19, 2022 10:45 AM
British Columbians will soon be able to enjoy more locally produced food, while farmers will have new opportunities to grow, thanks to regulatory supports from the B.C. government.
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Friday, February 11, 2022 9:30 AM
Resiliency through the COVID-19 pandemic has become the hallmark of B.C.’s farmers, producers and processors.
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Wednesday, January 5, 2022 10:00 AM
Farmers’ markets in the province are receiving funding from the governments of Canada and British Columbia to help cover the costs to expand local food and beverage sales, and operate during emergencies.
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Friday, November 5, 2021 12:30 PM
The Province is beginning a process to phase out B.C.’s mink-farming industry due to ongoing public-health risks associated with COVID-19.
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Tuesday, October 5, 2021 11:45 AM
Farms that employed seasonal workers from other parts of Canada are eligible to receive support for some of the costs they incurred to keep their workers safe and ensure British Columbians could enjoy local fruits and vegetables this summer and fall.
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Monday, July 26, 2021 1:05 PM
Two mink have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans, on a farm under quarantine after it had mink test positive in May 2021.
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Tuesday, June 29, 2021 3:45 PM
Fresh fruit from the Okanagan and Creston Valley will continue to be on the tables of British Columbians this year, as support for work camp accommodations for seasonal fruit pickers has been extended through the 2021 harvest season.
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