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Thursday, February 9, 2012 1:30 PM
Okanagan cherries are one step closer to being on the shelves of luxury food markets in cities like Beijing and Shanghai, as co-operative efforts between the governments of British Columbia and Canada continue to make progress in accessing the Chinese marketplace.
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Saturday, December 31, 2011 1:00 PM
British Columbia's food producers are looking forward to a new year filled with opportunities as a result of the Province's 2011 record-setting food exports to China, strengthening of the Agricultural Land Commission and the government's role in investing more than $44 million to support B.C. farmers.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011 9:30 AM
The Ministry of Agriculture is inviting British Columbians to contribute to the development of two bylaw standards related to the creation of on-farm energy.
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Saturday, November 26, 2011 10:30 AM
British Columbia's agriculture sector will become more competitive by using a new and upgraded web-based platform that supports business and industry innovation, knowledge sharing and development.
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Friday, November 25, 2011 9:30 AM
B.C.'s agricultural land now has even greater protection after legislation strengthening the Agricultural Land Commission became law.
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Friday, November 18, 2011 10:16 AM
Agriculture Minister Don McRae issued the following statement following the World Trade Organization's (WTO) ruling that U.S Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) measures do not conform with its WTO trade obligations:
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Monday, November 14, 2011 2:26 PM
Farmers and ranchers on Agricultural Reserve Land will have more tools to protect their way of life as a result of proposed legislation, increased funding and other measures to improve the operations of the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC), Minister of Agriculture Don McRae and ALC chair Richard Bullock said.
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Friday, October 28, 2011 9:00 AM
B.C. producers exported a record-setting $80 million worth of seafood to China in 2010, and sales for this year are on pace to break it, with representatives from about 30 B.C. seafood companies and organizations embarking on the largest-ever B.C. seafood trade mission to China, said Agriculture Minister Don McRae.
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Saturday, October 8, 2011 10:00 AM
Canada and B.C. targeted investments are supporting business development, innovation, food safety, and sustainability under the Growing Forward Agreement in the first quarter of fiscal 2011-12. Growing Forward is a five-year framework that co-ordinates federal, provincial and territorial agriculture policy.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011 9:00 AM
Let the bounty of British Columbia's vast agricultural industry be the centrepiece of your Thanksgiving weekend is the advice being provided by local food advocate and B.C. Minister of Agriculture Don McRae.
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