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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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Friday, January 27, 2012 12:30 PM
British Columbia's tree fruit growers will save on operating costs and continue to drive the economy thanks to support from the Governments of Canada and British Columbia to modernize the Okanagan Tree Fruit Cooperative's storage facility in Lake Country.
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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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Monday, November 28, 2011 8:00 AM
Today, Agriculture Ministers from British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan expressed their support for marketing freedom in anticipation of the third reading of Bill C-18, The Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act.
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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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Thursday, November 10, 2011 8:45 AM
Statement from the Federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Keith Ashfield and British Columbia Minister of Agriculture, Don McRae on new test results indicating that there are no confirmed cases of ISA in British Columbia Salmon.
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